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263* outside Ume maki-e suzuribako (Maki-e writing box with plum branch
AN UNUSUAL LACQUERED BAMBOO SUZURIBAKO design) and signed on the inside Ryushin with red seal Ryushin.
(BOX FOR WRITING UTENSILS) AND COVER 4.3cm x 20.5cm x 19.7cm (1 11/16in x 8in x 7¾in). (5).
By Umezawa Ryushin (1874-1952), Meiji (1868-1912)
or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th century £2,500 - 3,000
The red-lacquered textured ground decorated with an all-over rattan JPY340,000 - 410,000
design of yotsume-ami (square plaiting), the outside of the overlapping US$3,100 - 3,700
cover overlaid in low relief of gold and silver with entwined branches
of plum blossoms, the interior of the box with a fitted lacquer tray For information about this artist please refer to the footnote to the
containing a removable suzuri (ink stone) in the form of a gourd and following lot.
removable suiteki (water-dropper) in the form of a gourd, the inside
of the overlapping cover signed in gold lacquer Ryushin with a seal
Ryushin; with a wood tomobako storage box, inscribed in ink on the

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