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AN INLAID LACQUER SUZURIBAKO
(WRITING BOX)
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century
The small box decorated in gold and silver
takamaki-e, hiramaki-e and uchikomi, with
kirikane highlights and inlays of coral and
silver with a recessed fan-shaped panel on
the cover with a moonlit landscape with
temple pavilions in rocky hills above rolling
waves with moored boats, all on a kinji
ground, the edges decorated with floral
vines, the underside of the cover decorated
with geese among reeds on the shore and
a rocky ledge with pine trees, the interior
of the box decorated with a continuation of
the landscape on the cover and fitted with
a removable tray supporting a rectangular
inkstone with fundame edges and a shakudo
water dropper formed as a rock with lichen
and moss in gilt, two writing brushes and an
ink stick
With a wood tomobako storage box
6 7/8 x 6 7/8 x 1 1/2in (17 x 17 x 3.5cm)
$7,000 - 9,000

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