A SET OF A LACQUER DOCUMENT BOX (BUNKO) AND BOX FOR WRITING UTENSILS (SUZURIBAKO), TAISHO PERIOD (EARLY 20TH CENTURY)

Each decorated in gold hiramaki-e, mura nashiji, inlays of mother-of-pearl and pewter on a roiro ground, with a flock of cranes in flight, the interior and the cover decorated in dense mura nashiji on a black ground; the suzuribako with a fitted interior tray continuing with mura nashiji inset with a silver water dropper in the form of a tea pot, ink slate, paper knife, and two brushes lacquered with scrolling karakusa on a black ground, each box with silver rims
34.6 x 42.5 x 16.1 cm. (133⁄4 x 163⁄4 x 63⁄8 in.) (the bunko)
29 x 47.2 x 20.8 cm. (151⁄2 x 185⁄8 x 81⁄8 in.) (fitted wood box of the bunko)
23.3 x 26 x 5 cm. (91⁄8 x 101⁄8 x 2 in.) (the suzuribako)
26.3 x 29. x 9 cm. (103⁄8 x 113⁄8 x 31⁄2 in. (fitted wood box of the suzuribako)