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

Hammer

£3,400

A FINE JAPANESE LACQUER WRITING BOX (SUZURIBAKO)
LATE EDO PERIOD, MID 19TH CENTURY
the cover decorated with a kimono on an iko (kimono stand), the robe decorated in assorted mon-motifs, the black lacquer gold decorated stand with silvered mounts, reserved against a nashiji ground, the interior with a sagemono design, the lid with a fan and an inro, a takamaki-e cord unites the kinchaku-shaped stoneware inkstone and the metal gourd-shaped water-dropper, all on a nashiji ground, with tomobako storage box
22.0cm wide

PROVENANCE: From the Eva & Aubrey Sweet Collection, Melbourne, Australia. Acquired from Rosemary Bandini, Woodford Green, London, 2016, 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.

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Good overall condition, some extremely minor rubbing to lacquer beneath inkstone. The underside of box with multiple scratches.