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A LACQUER WRITING BOX (SUZURIBAKO) A LACQUER WRITING BOX (SUZURIBAKO)
TAISHO-SHOWA PERIOD (20TH CENTURY), UEMATSU HOBI TAISHO-SHOWA PERIOD (20TH CENTURY), SIGNED JIHO
(1872-1933) WITH CURSIVE MONOGRAM (KAO)
The rectangular box with round corners, decorated in gold The rectangular box with round corners, decorated in
hiramaki-e and togidashi with cherry blossom and birds on a polychrome hiramaki-e and nashiji with chysanthemum and
roiro ground encircled by silver rims, interior of the cover with butterflies, interior of lid and base designed with long tailed
maple tree on a nashiji ground, fitted with shibuichi saucer birds, fitted with an inkstone, two brushes, a paper pricker,
and water dropper in the shape of tea bowl, ink stone, two a knife and a silver water dropper, interior and base on fine
brushes, two trays with continuous design of wave and maple nashiji ground; silver rims; signature on interior of lid
leaves, embellished with kana characters of poems in cursive 9√ x 8√ x 1æ in. (25.1 x 22.5 x 4.5 cm.)
script (ashide) in takamaki-e, borders on edges, interior and With original wood box, titled Yamamichi no kiku
base on fine nashiji ground; with silver rims (Chrysanthemum on moutain path), signed Jiho saku and
10¿ x 8√ x 1√ in. (25.7 x 22.5 x 4.8 cm.) sealed Jiho
With original box signed Furosai shujin seisaku with a seal,
titled and inscribed with a poem $15,000-25,000
$7,000-9,000