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(20TH CENTURY)
Details
A Lacquer Writing Box (Suzuribako) and Document Box (Bunko)
(20th century)
The small rectangular writing box with rounded corners and with cut-aways on the longer sides, decorated on the cover with chrysanthemums and bamboo in gold and silver lacquer in low relief on a roiro ground, the underside of the cover decorated with scattered plum blossoms raised in low-relief gold lacquer, the removable inner tray decorated with a continuation of the scattered blossoms and fitted with a small circular silver water dropper set into a two-tier saucer of silver and gilt-metal, the rectangular inkstone lacquered fundame on the top edges, the area below the tray and the outside of the box undecorated, the rims fundame
The writing box decorated to match with an expanded version of the design on the writing box
Writing box 8 5/8 x 5 1/8 x 1 7/8in. (21.9 x 13 x 4.7cm.)
Document box 12¾ x 9½ x 3½in. (32.3 x 24.1 x 8.8cm.)
Each with wood storage box, one inscribed on the outside of the cover Kiku take maki-e suzuribako (Writing box with chrysanthemum and bamboo design), the other inscribed Kiku take maki-e bunko (Document box with chrysanthemum and bamboo design) and signed on the underside of the cover Heian Yokodo zo (Made by Mikami Yokodo) and sealed Heian Mikami and Yokodo (2)
(20th century)
The small rectangular writing box with rounded corners and with cut-aways on the longer sides, decorated on the cover with chrysanthemums and bamboo in gold and silver lacquer in low relief on a roiro ground, the underside of the cover decorated with scattered plum blossoms raised in low-relief gold lacquer, the removable inner tray decorated with a continuation of the scattered blossoms and fitted with a small circular silver water dropper set into a two-tier saucer of silver and gilt-metal, the rectangular inkstone lacquered fundame on the top edges, the area below the tray and the outside of the box undecorated, the rims fundame
The writing box decorated to match with an expanded version of the design on the writing box
Writing box 8 5/8 x 5 1/8 x 1 7/8in. (21.9 x 13 x 4.7cm.)
Document box 12¾ x 9½ x 3½in. (32.3 x 24.1 x 8.8cm.)
Each with wood storage box, one inscribed on the outside of the cover Kiku take maki-e suzuribako (Writing box with chrysanthemum and bamboo design), the other inscribed Kiku take maki-e bunko (Document box with chrysanthemum and bamboo design) and signed on the underside of the cover Heian Yokodo zo (Made by Mikami Yokodo) and sealed Heian Mikami and Yokodo (2)
Sale room notice
Please note: Published: Shiozaki Kazuko, ed., Maki-e saiko (Lacquer
reconsidered) Yuraku, 70 (January 1999), p.13.
reconsidered) Yuraku, 70 (January 1999), p.13.