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Lot 322

A fine lacquer suzuribako (writing box) and cover
19th century

13 – 14 May 2019, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

£2,000 - £3,000

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A fine lacquer suzuribako (writing box) and cover

19th century
Elaborately decorated in relief with a bijin in a fenced garden, before a blossoming cherry tree, the lid interior with a cart bearing a flower basket with a profusion of peony, chrysanthemums and blossoming stems, the box interior continuing the design and fitted with a suzuri (ink-stone) and metal melon-form suiteki (water-dropper).
22cm (8.5/8in) x 20cm (7.7/8in) (4).

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