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A MATCHING GOLD-LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (BOX FOR dense nashiji ground, the interior of the box with a fitted removable
WRITING UTENSILS) AND RYOSHIBAKO (DOCUMENT BOX) tray and removable board containing the suzuri ink-grinding stone and
SET AND COVERS gilt suiteki (water-dropper) in the form of a used inkstick; the exterior of
Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century the inrobuta (flush-fitting) lid of the ryoshibako similarly decorated with
Both decorated in predominantly gold takamaki-e, e-nashiji and the oarsmen shown instead on the sides of the box, additional omote-
kirikane, the decoration as follows: on the bevelled-edged kabusebuta manji crests scattered on all sides, the inside of the lid embellished in
(overlapping cover) of the suzuribako: two oarsmen ferrying sheaves dense rich nashiji; with a wood storage box for the suzuribako.
of rice on a boat approaching a bridge spanning over a lake set with The suzuribako: 4.5cm x 22.5cm x 20.6cm (1¾in x 8 7/8in x 8 1/8in);
buildings beneath spreading pine and willow, a waterwheel in the the ryoshibako: 14cm x 41cm x 32.5cm (5½in x 16 1/8in x 12¾in) (9).
lower foreground, three cranes in flight between three omote-manji
(left-facing Buddhist swastikas) crests, the design extending over the £25,000 - 30,000
sides, the inside of the lid embellished with a pagoda and a Chinese JPY3,600,000 - 4,400,000
building set on the rocky banks of a lake, a partially obscured full moon US$33,000 - 39,000
inlaid in silver emerging from peaks in the distance, all reserved on a

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