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A FINE SUZURIBAKO [WRITING BOX] A LACQUER BOX AND COVER A GOURD SHAPED KORO [INCENSE
MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19 TH CENTURY EDO PERIOD, 18 TH CENTURY BUNNER]
蒔絵硯箱、江戸時代、19世紀 蒔絵文箱、江戸時代、18世紀 EDO PERIOD, 17 TH CENTURY
the rectangular box with canted corners and of rectangular form decorated in red silver 蒔絵香炉、江戸時代、18世紀
overhanging cover decorated in gold, silver, and gold hiramaki-e with naoshi, muranashiji decorated in gold hiramaki-e on a nashiji
red and black hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, hirame, interior ground with vine , the silver cover of plaited
heidatsu, gold foil and togidashi-e with a 20 cm., 8 in. long bamboo design
scene from the Battle of Ichi-no-Tani in 1184
(see lot 136), the interior with two brushes, ‡ £ 800-1,200 8 cm., 3 in. high
a slate and silver waterdropper inlaid in € 950-1,450 US$ 1,100-1,600 ‡ £ 1,500-2,000
shakudo in the form of two overlapping € 1,800-2,350 US$ 2,000-2,650
books, the interior of the cover with boats on
a lake, silver rims
25.2 cm., 9⅞ in. high
‡ £ 8,000-12,000
€ 9,400-14,100 US$ 10,600-15,900

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