Lot 51
Lot 51
EDO PERIOD (18TH - 19TH CENTURY)

A lacquer writing box (suzuribako)

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    USD 5,000 - USD 7,000
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    EDO PERIOD (18TH - 19TH CENTURY)

    A lacquer writing box (suzuribako)
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    A lacquer writing box (suzuribako)
    Edo period (18th - 19th century)
    Square with faceted corners, decorated in gold and silver togidashi and kirikane with a magpie perched on a lotus leaf on a roiro ground, the underside of the lid decorated in hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, kirikane, gold foil, inlaid silver and mother-of-pearl with plovers flying over a rocky outcropping above crashing waves on a nashiji ground, fitted with a copper water dropper
    9 ¾ x 8 ¾ x 2 in. (24.8 x 22.2 x 5.1 cm.)
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