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237*
A FINELY LACQUERED AND INLAID MINIATURE SUZURIBAKO
(BOX FOR WRITING UTENSILS) AND COVER
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th century
Of standard rectangular form with kabusebuta (overhanging lid), the
exterior of the lid decorated in gold togidashi maki-e, hiramaki-e, and
nashiji on a black-lacquer ground with bold overlay of pewter and
shell, depicting three rustic huts by a sinuous river executed in typical
Rinpa style, the interior of both lid and box decorated in gold and silver
hiramaki-e and takamaki-e and powdered shell on a dense gold nashiji
ground, depicting stylized chidori (plovers or ‘wave birds’) flying above
waves, fitted with a partially gold-lacquered suzuri (ink stone) and a
silver suiteki (water-dropper) in the form of a gibbous moon, the other
surfaces either gold nashiji or black lacquer, unsigned; with a black-
lacquer wood storage box.
2.5cm x 12.8cm x 15.8cm (1in x 5in x 6¼in). (6).
£3,000 - 4,000
JPY410,000 - 550,000
US$3,700 - 5,000
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A LACQUERED SUZURIBAKO
(BOX FOR WRITING UTENSILS) AND COVER
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Of standard rectangular form with kabusebuta (overhanging lid), the
exterior of the lid and box and the interior of the lid decorated in gold,
silver, and coloured hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, and togidashi maki-e with
gold kirikane, nashiji, and mura-nashiji depicting a waterside scene
with crags, pines, rustic dwellings, and sailing boats, the interior of the
box fitted with a partially gold-lacquered suzuri (ink stone) and
For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.
a silvered-bronze suiteki (water-dropper) in the form of a shippo
jewel, the base finished in gold hirame, signed inside the lid at lower
right Sansei saku (Made by Sansei), with a red-lacquer kao; with a
lacquered wood storage box.
4.cm x 20.8cm x 23.5cm (1¾in x 8¼in x 9¼in). (6).
£2,000 - 3,000
JPY280,000 - 410,000
US$2,500 - 3,700
239*
AN UNUSUAL GOLD-LACQUER TSUZUMIBAKO (DRUM BOX)
AND COVER
Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, circa 1920-1940
Of almost cylindrical form but a with a flat base, the top and bottom
of the exterior decorated with gold lacquer applied over a loosely
woven fabric, the central section with a band of stylized floral and leaf
ornament in gold lacquer and fine gold hirame, scattered with syllables
from a poem in pewter and shell, the rims and cord fittings silver, the
interior of the lid gold hirame on a black-lacquer ground with further
syllables in gold hiramaki-e, the base dull gold lacquer, unsigned; with
lacquered-wood tomobako storage box inscribed in gold hiramaki-e
and lined in silk with a pattern of roundels.
23.5cm x 30cm x 24.4cm (9¼in x 11¾in x 9 5/8in). (3).
£5,000 - 6,000
JPY690,000 - 830,000
US$6,200 - 7,400
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