A lacquered-wood suzuribako (writing box) and cover
By Hara Yoyusai, 19th century
The cover decorated in gold and slight-coloured hiramakie with a Chinese vase filled with seasonal flowers and young pine, resting on a stand beside a tsuitate, reserved on a polished mokume ground; the interior of rich nashiji, similarly lacquered, the inside of the cover with a pheasant perched on a pine branch overhanging other Autumnal plants and flowers growing from behind a bamboo fence; fitted with an en-suite removable tray, suzuri and silvered-metal water-dropper carved with sprays of chrysanthemum blooms and foliage, inlaid in gilt, signed Yoyusai. 4cm x 24.4cm x 22cm (1 9/16in x 9 5/8in x 8 5/8in). (5).
The cover decorated in gold and slight-coloured hiramakie with a Chinese vase filled with seasonal flowers and young pine, resting on a stand beside a tsuitate, reserved on a polished mokume ground; the interior of rich nashiji, similarly lacquered, the inside of the cover with a pheasant perched on a pine branch overhanging other Autumnal plants and flowers growing from behind a bamboo fence; fitted with an en-suite removable tray, suzuri and silvered-metal water-dropper carved with sprays of chrysanthemum blooms and foliage, inlaid in gilt, signed Yoyusai. 4cm x 24.4cm x 22cm (1 9/16in x 9 5/8in x 8 5/8in). (5).
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
JPY 310,000 - 470,000
US$ 3,000 - 4,600
JPY 310,000 - 470,000
US$ 3,000 - 4,600
Footnotes
- 蒔絵硯箱 前立に活花 銘「羊遊齋」 19世紀
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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