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314 * silver hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with gold and silver foil depicting the
famous bridge at Seta (one of the Eight Views of Lake Biwa) with its
A BLACK-LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (BOX FOR WRITING central island and the shores at either side, the sides and interiors of
UTENSILS) WITH INTEGRAL FUBAKO (DOCUMENT BOX) the lid and box with related scenes, the box fitted with a frame holding
Taisho era (1912-1926), early 20th century the suzuri (ink-grinding stone), the silver suiteki (water-dropper) in the
Of deep rectangular form, decorated on the roiro ground with a large shape of a craggy island, the base of black lacquer with sparse gold
pine tree in gold togidashi maki-e, the interior lacquered with a prunus hirame; with a double wood tomobako storage box, the outer box
tree on a mura-nashiji ground and containing a tray fitted with a suzuri inscribed outside Onsuzuribako 御硯箱 (Writing box) and with a paper
(ink-grinding stone) and suiteki (water-dropper), unsigned; with a wood label reading Choshunkaku zo 長春閣蔵 (Choshunkaku collection,
storage box. referring to the collection of Kawasaki Shozo [1837-1912]), lined
6.4cm x 33.2cm x 9.8cm (2½in x 13 1/8in x 3 7/8in). (7). inside with somegami (dyed paper), the inner box inscribed outside
Onsuzuribako 御硯箱 瀬田 (Writing box, Seta) and with a paper label
£1,000 - 1,500 reading Seta maki-e suzuribako 瀬田蒔絵硯箱 (Writing box with maki-e
JPY150,000 - 220,000 design of Seta), the inside of the lid with a paper label inscribed to the
US$1,300 - 2,000 effect that the box was purchased in 1870.
5cm x 22cm x 24cm (2in x 8 3/8in x 9½in). (6).
315 *
£8,500 - 12,500
A GOLD-LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (BOX FOR WRITING JPY1,300,000 - 1,900,000
UTENSILS) DEPICTING THE BRIDGE AT SETA US$11,000 - 16,000
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
A rectangular suzuribako, the kabusebuta (overhanging lid) with
bevelled edges, all the surfaces except the base covered in black
lacquer sprinkled with fine gold nashiji, the decoration in gold and

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