A GOOD JAPANESE GOLD AND SILVER WRITING BOX LACQUER (SUZURIB...

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£2,200

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A GOOD JAPANESE GOLD AND SILVER WRITING BOX LACQUER (SUZURIBAKO)
EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
decorated in takamaki-e and inlaid with abalone shell and gold with the 'Eight-Platform Bridge (Yatsuhashi)', from 'The Tales of Ise (Ise Monogatari)', with a signed tomobako storage box
21.0cm wide

PROVENANCE: From the Eva & Aubrey Sweet Collection, Melbourne, Australia. Acquired from Simon Pilling, London, 2015, and with original invoice

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This lot has been imported from outside the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import charge is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer's premium and will not be shown separately on our invoice.