Fine Japanese Art
Fine Japanese Art
THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
Auction Closed
November 3, 04:10 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A FINE IMPERIAL LACQUER SUZURIBAKO [WRITING BOX]
SIGNED KAWANOBE IPPO KINSEI
MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY
the rectangular writing box with overhanging cover and rounded corners, decorated in gold and black hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, hirame and nashiji and inlaid in mother-of-pearl, with bush clover entwined among bamboo fences on a black ground, the stream continuing onto the sides of the box, the interior in gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with wild pinks beside a meandering stream, the inner frame holding the slate inkstone and a shakudo water-dropper in the form of a rock, the interior of the cover with the stream continuing its meander among further wild pinks on a dense nashiji ground, silver rims, fitted with two brushes, paper pricker, knife and ink cake holder
25.7 x 22.5 x 5 cm, 10 1/8 x 8 7/8 x 2 in.