Pursuit of an Ideal: Fine Japanese Works of Art
Pursuit of an Ideal: Fine Japanese Works of Art
Lot Closed
November 5, 02:42 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A suzuribako [writing box]
Momoyama period, late 16th century
the square box with flush fitting cover and champhered edge, decorated in gold and black hiramaki-e and inlaid in mother-of-pearl on a black ground, with fundame rims, depicting a rare subject of a reel for spinning yarn, rolls of cloth to the sides, the interior with a slate ink stone and bronze water dropper (suiteki) in the form of a folded bamboo leaf
12 cm., 4⅞ in. wide