Antique Japanese Hand Made Suzuribako Calligraphy Box w/ Inscription

This is an antique Japanese late Taisho Era (c. 1920) lacquered Suzuribako (calligraphy ink stone box) made of cryptomeria wood with over twenty layers of pumpkin orange and black lacquer. Japanese lacquer from the this era was considered the finest ever made. It is all hand made and has two cranes detailed in maki-e gold and red laquer. The inner lid is inscribed in gold and translates to:

“Ashikaga City Higashi Jinjo Elementary School”

and the large kanji in seal style translates to “Award”