A FINE JAPANESE LACQUER WRITING BOX (SUZURIBAKO)  LATE EDO /...

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£4,200

A FINE JAPANESE LACQUER WRITING BOX (SUZURIBAKO) 
LATE EDO / MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
finely decorated in hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with a loose bag of fireflies, the interior fitted in the typical manner and further decorated with medallion depicting cranes and a willow tree, reserved against a nashiji ground, with a tomobako storage box
22.0cm wide, 25.0cm long

PROVENANCE: From the Eva & Aubrey Sweet Collection, Melbourne, Australia. Acquired from Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 2013, and with copy of original invoice
Ex Elly Nordskog Collection

LITERATURE: Japanese Lacquer from Southern Californian Collections, Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, 1991, front cover illustration

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.

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Excellent overall condition with very little signs of age and wear.