Japanese Netsuke with Pair of Perched Birds vintage design obects Based on similar examples I

Based on similar examples I have seen

also called Japanned) tin spice boxes like this

and then lovely button closures on all sides

I can almost hear him chatting away

Japanese Netsuke with Pair of Perched Birds vintage design obects Based on similar examples IThe world of Japanese Netsuke is incredibly complex (and incredible!), and I am no expert; I bought this piece, as I often do, as impetus to do some learning. I just love the form of these two facing perched birds, joined at the tips of their beaks and feet, with the arcs of their necks almost forming a heart and the negative space between the feet and the base rather like a keyhole. I'm pretty certain this is a 20th century piece made for the tourist