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

Lot 63
21.03.2023 10:00UTC -05:00
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Event locationUSA, New York
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Lot 63 | A LACQUER WRITING BOX (SUZURIBAKO) AND MATCHING WRITING TABLE (BUNDAI)
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$ 12 000 – 15 000
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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