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A GOLD-LACQUER SUZURIBAKO A GOLD-LACQUERED RECTANGULAR BOX AND COVER
(BOX FOR WRITING UTENSILS) Edo (1615-1868) period or Meiji era (1868-1912),
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th century mid/late 19th century
Decorated predominantly in gold takamaki-e, kirikane mosaic, and Decorated in a variety of lacquer techniques including gold takamaki-e,
e-nashiji on the rounded square kabusebuta (overhanging lid) with hiramaki-e, kirikane, e-nashiji, and togidashi maki-e with a moonlit
pine-clad rocks against a ground of gently lapping waves, the design summer evening scene of hotaru (fireflies) applied in black-and-red-
of waves extending over the sides of the lid and box, the inside of the lacquer relief hovering around flowering irises and reeds growing in a
lid and box echoing the same wave design but in a more stylised and stream in which red carp are seen swimming on the surface, all beneath
abstract variation, lacquered in dense e-nashiji on a roiro-nuri ground, clouds, mist, and an inlaid silver crescent moon, the design extending
the inside of the box fitted with two removable ita (baseboards) over the sides, the inside of the cover lacquered in silver and gold
accommodating the suzuri (ink-grinding stone) and the shibuichi takamaki-e with five little sandpipers flying over a snipe wading in water
or silver suiteki (water dropper) in the form of a chrysanthemum flower, beside a small willow tree, a range of mountains in the distance reserved
unsigned; with a lacquered wood storage box. on a rich dense mura-nashiji ground, the interior of the box similarly
3cm x 19cm x 21cm (1 3/16in x 7½in x 8¼in). (7). lacquered in gold takamaki-e with assorted shells at low tide, the whole
raised on four scalloped bracket feet, unsigned; with a plain wood
£3,000 - 4,000 storage box. 5cm x 26.5cm x 16.5cm (2in x 10 7/16in x 6½in). (3).
JPY580,000 - 780,000
US$3,900 - 5,200 £3,000 - 4,000
JPY580,000 - 780,000
US$3,900 - 5,200

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