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A BLACK- AND GOLD-LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (BOX FOR WRITING UTENSILS) Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century image 1
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A BLACK- AND GOLD-LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (BOX FOR WRITING UTENSILS)
Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century

14 December 2023, 17:00 EST
New York

Sold for US$2,560 inc. premium

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A BLACK- AND GOLD-LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (BOX FOR WRITING UTENSILS)

Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century
Almost square with rounded corners, the kabusebuta (overlapping lid) slightly domed, decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with embellishments of okibirame gold-foil mosaic against a black-lacquer ground sprinkled with gold hirame flakes, depicting an ancient prunus shrub putting forth its first flowering stems at the end of winter, the interior of the lid and the ita (baseboard) to the box both executed in similar techniques with a design of bamboo grasses and ferns, the ita enclosing a suzuri (ink-grinding stone) and copper-alloy suiteki (water dropper) set within a two-tier gilt-copper base, the rims matte gold fundame lacquer, unsigned
1 3/4 × 8 1/8 × 8 7/8in (4.5 × 20.5 × 22.5 cm)

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