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LACQUER SUZURIBAKO
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Various Properties
Lot 420*
A fine gold lacquer suzuribako (writing box) and cover By Ogetsu, 19th century
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7 November 2013, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £5,250 inc. premium
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By Ogetsu, 19th century
The flush-fitting cover with shaped indentations to either side for easier removal, embellished in predominantly gold and silver takamakie, kirikane and mura-nashiji with pine trees, pine saplings, cherry trees and other autumn plants beneath an inlaid silver crescent moon partly obscured by clouds, the design extending over the lid and sides of the box, the inside of the cover similarly lacquered with a profusion of windswept chrysanthemums and Chinese bellflowers inlaid in mother-of-pearl growing beside a meandering stream among rocks, the box containing an en-suite tray which holds the ink stone and a gilt and silvered-metal water dropper in the form of cherry blossoms and foliage, two brushes, an ink holder, a paper pricker and a knife in nashiji holders decorated with autumn flowers, all set into a base decorated with autumn flowers on a rich nashiji ground, the underside also of rich nashiji, the rims edged with silver, signed Ogetsu with seal Fujiwara. 6cm x 24.2cm x 27cm (2 3/8in x 9½in x 10 5/8in). (9).
The flush-fitting cover with shaped indentations to either side for easier removal, embellished in predominantly gold and silver takamakie, kirikane and mura-nashiji with pine trees, pine saplings, cherry trees and other autumn plants beneath an inlaid silver crescent moon partly obscured by clouds, the design extending over the lid and sides of the box, the inside of the cover similarly lacquered with a profusion of windswept chrysanthemums and Chinese bellflowers inlaid in mother-of-pearl growing beside a meandering stream among rocks, the box containing an en-suite tray which holds the ink stone and a gilt and silvered-metal water dropper in the form of cherry blossoms and foliage, two brushes, an ink holder, a paper pricker and a knife in nashiji holders decorated with autumn flowers, all set into a base decorated with autumn flowers on a rich nashiji ground, the underside also of rich nashiji, the rims edged with silver, signed Ogetsu with seal Fujiwara. 6cm x 24.2cm x 27cm (2 3/8in x 9½in x 10 5/8in). (9).
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Please note that this lot is accompanied with a wood storage box.
























