Page 67 - 2021 March 16th Japanese and Korean Art, Christie's New York City

48 A SET OF LACQUER WRITING BOX (SUZURIBAKO)
AND STATIONERY BOX (RYOSHIBAKO)

EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
Each box elaborately lacquered en suitein
gold, silver, black takamaki-e, hiramaki-e and
inlaid mother-of-pearl with flying butterflies
and spider web on a fine nashiji ground, the
interiors of the writing box designed with
wisteria and bamboo and stationery box with
spider web, the writing box fitted with a slate
inkstone, one brush, and with a rectangular
water dropper with gilt details
Writing box 9¬ x 8√ x 2 in. (24.5 x 22.5 x 5.1 cm.)
Stationery box 16¡ x 13º x 5æ in. (41.5 x 33.5 x 164.5 cm.) (2)

$28,000-35,000