A LACQUER WRITING BOX (SUZURIBAKO) AND MATCHING WRITING TABLE (BUNDAI)

Lot 139
20.09.2022 10:00UTC -05:00
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Starting price
$ 20 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
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ID 813541
Lot 139 | A LACQUER WRITING BOX (SUZURIBAKO) AND MATCHING WRITING TABLE (BUNDAI)
Estimate value
$ 20 000 – 30 000
A LACQUER WRITING BOX (SUZURIBAKO) AND MATCHING WRITING TABLE (BUNDAI)

EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

The rectangular box with rounded corners and slightly domed cover, decorated with gold and silver hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, kirikane, togidashi and inlaid gold foil set against loose nashiji ground, exterior of lid designed with pine trees, river, cherry blossoms, waterfall and mountain, interior with design of chrysanthemum among rocks, mountain and waterfall, fitted with an inkstone, a silver saucer and water dropper with inlaid gold as cherry blossoms and young pine trees, the writing table decorated en suite with finely chiseled silver and gold mounts

Writing box: 10 7/8 x 10 x 2 1/8 in. (27.6 x 25.4 x 5.4 cm.)

Writing table: 13 3/8 x 23 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (34 x 60.3 x 12.1 cm.)

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