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SHIOMI MASANARI
A small lacquer writing box
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
The rectangular box with a flush-fitting cover,
decorated in iro-e togidashi-e on a glossy
roiro-nuri ground with a bamboo tray filled
with autumn flowers, the interior with bell
flowers obscured by mists by a stream,
with hirame embellishments, the removable
interior tray fitted with a kidney shaped ink
stone and a silver crescent-moon shaped
water dropper, silver rims, signed on the
lower left corner of the removable tray Shiomi
Masanari in red lacquer, with a gilded ink
stick
With a wood storage box
6 1/2 x 5 7/8 x 1 1/4in (16.5 x 14.9 x 3.2cm)
$4,000 - 6,000

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