A JAPANESE LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX) AND FUBAKO (LETTER BOX)

A JAPANESE LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX) AND FUBAKO (LETTER BOX)

MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

The cover of the square box decorated with a pheasant, rendered in gold hiramakie with details in red on the black roiro lacquer ground, the inside with an ink stone and a circular suiteki; the rectangular box embellished with a large shishi seated underneath flowering branches of peony, with circular mon made of many pine trees above, in silver and gold lacquer hiramakie and takamakie, the sides with further flowers and mon, with green silk cords and tassels, 4.2cm x 19.6cm x 22.9cm and 8.5cm x 8.6cm x 25.8cm respectively. (8)

Provenance: an Irish private collection, Dublin.

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.