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A SUZURIBAKO [WRITING BOX] EDO A POEM PAPER BOX, MEIJI PERIOD, LATE
PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY, SIGNED RITSUO 19TH CENTURY, SEALED TENROKUDO AND
SEALED KAN. KENKOKU KINSEI [MADE BY KENKOKU].
蒔絵象嵌硯箱、江戸時代、18世紀、銘 笠翁、陶片嵌装銘「観」 象嵌色紙箱、明治時代、19世紀後期、天禄堂、乾谷謹製（印）
the rectangular keyaki wood box with overhanging cover and the rectangular box with flush fitting cover and lead rims
rounded rim decorated in gold, silver and black hiramaki-e, decorated with an inset circular panel depicting Daruma inlaid
takamaki-e and inlaid in coloured ceramic with an owl perched in coloured ceramic, the interior with scattered lotus leaves on
in branches of magnolia, the rim lacquered with scrolling a crackled lacquer ground in Heian style
foliage, the interior of the cover with a mask of an old man and 21 cm, 8 3/11 in.
storage box, fitted with copper gilt water dropper and slate
with fundame rims LITERATURE
27 cm. 10⅔ in. long Edmund J. Lewis, Shadows and Reflections: Japanese Lacquer
Art from the Collection of Edmund J. Lewis at the Honolulu
LITERATURE Academy of Arts (Honolulu, 1996), no.26 pp.72-73
Stephen Little and Edmund J. Lewis, View of the Pinnacle,
Japanese Lacquer writing boxes (Hawaii, 2011) no.47, ‡ £ 8,000-10,000
pp. 116-117 € 9,100-11,300 US$ 10,600-13,200

‡ £ 10,000-15,000
€ 11,300-16,900 US$ 13,200-19,800 116
A FINE LARGE INRO STORAGE CABINET
EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY, SIGNED
KOMA KYUHAKU
蒔絵印籠箪笥、江戸時代、19世紀、銘 古満休伯
the rectangular cabinet, with flush fitting drop front, decorated
in gold hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, hirame, kimpun, on a nashiji
ground depicting the Ishiyama temple on Lake Biwa, the drop
front, opening to reveal various sized drawers, engraved silver
fittings, fitted wood box
32.8 cm, 12⅞ in.
For details of the artist, see Wrangham, E. A., The Index of Inro
Artists, (Northumberland, 1995), pp. 157-158

‡ £ 50,000-70,000
€ 56,500-79,000 US$ 66,000-92,500

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