Japanese Works of Art - 21st May 2019
Lot 319
A JAPANESE WOOD AND LACQUER WRITING BOX
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £950
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Description
A JAPANESE WOOD AND LACQUER WRITING BOX, SUZURIBAKO
EDO 1615-1868
The rectangular body with lobed corners, the lid decorated in gold and silver takamiki-e with thatched huts and a small temple in a mountainous landscape, a silver moon and clouds above, the inside in hiramaki-e, with a large rectangular ink stone and a white metal water dropper, suiteki, 28.5cm x 22.5cm x 6cm. (4)
Provenance: The Collection of Sir Jeremy Lever.