A GOLD-LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
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A GOLD-LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX)
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Rectangular with an inrōbuta (flush-fitting) lid decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e with kirigane and hirame embellishments on a dense hirame ground with scattered e-hon, the edges of the lid finished in Gyōbu-nashiji, the underside of the lid and interior with a continuation of the design against a nashiji ground, the interior fitted with a removable tray, a rectangular inkstone, and a silver lobed suiteki (water dropper) incised with chrysanthemums, with two writing brushes, a paper knife and paper pricker decorated in nashiji with silver fittings incised with floral scroll on a nanako ground
With a wood tomobako storage box
1 1/2 x 8 3/4 x 9 1/2in (3.8 x 22.2 x 24.1cm)
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St. John's University Collection
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Rectangular with an inrōbuta (flush-fitting) lid decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e with kirigane and hirame embellishments on a dense hirame ground with scattered e-hon, the edges of the lid finished in Gyōbu-nashiji, the underside of the lid and interior with a continuation of the design against a nashiji ground, the interior fitted with a removable tray, a rectangular inkstone, and a silver lobed suiteki (water dropper) incised with chrysanthemums, with two writing brushes, a paper knife and paper pricker decorated in nashiji with silver fittings incised with floral scroll on a nanako ground
With a wood tomobako storage box
1 1/2 x 8 3/4 x 9 1/2in (3.8 x 22.2 x 24.1cm)
Footnotes:
Provenance
St. John's University Collection
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A GOLD-LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
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