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A BLACK-LACQUER RECTANGULAR SUZURIBAKO
(BOX FOR WRITING UTENSILS)
Edo (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid/late 19th century
The inrobuta (flush-fitting lid) embellished in red and gold togidashi
maki-e and e-nashiji with a three-storey pagoda among cedar trees,
the inside of the lid similarly lacquered in iroe-togidashi maki-e and
mura-nashiji depicting two oarsmen ferrying a diverse group of
passengers across a river, the passengers including a samurai, a
young woman, a priest, and a nobleman, all reserved on a glossy
black-lacquer ground, the interior of the box with a fitted tray
containing a suzuri (ink-grinding stone), a miscellaneous ink cake,
a silver loose suiteki (water dropper) in the form of a nesting crane,
one gold-lacquered fude (writing brush) embellished with waves and
a matching tosu (paper knife), unsigned; with a wood storage box.
3.2cm x 21.6cm x 11cm (1¼in x 8½in x 4 3/8in). (8).
£2,500 - 3,500
JPY490,000 - 680,000
US$3,300 - 4,600

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. SAMURAI · SNOW · SPECTACLE | 45