A FINE SUZURIBAKO [WRITING BOX] MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY
the rectangular box with canted corners and overhanging cover decorated in gold, silver, red and black hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, hirame, heidatsu, gold foil and togidashi-e with a scene from the Battle of Ichi-no-Tani in 1184 (see lot 136), the interior with two brushes, a slate and silver waterdropper inlaid in shakudo in the form of two overlapping books, the interior of the cover with boats on a lake, silver rims
25.2 cm., 9 7/8 in. high
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the rectangular box with canted corners and overhanging cover decorated in gold, silver, red and black hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, hirame, heidatsu, gold foil and togidashi-e with a scene from the Battle of Ichi-no-Tani in 1184 (see lot 136), the interior with two brushes, a slate and silver waterdropper inlaid in shakudo in the form of two overlapping books, the interior of the cover with boats on a lake, silver rims
25.2 cm., 9 7/8 in. high