Lot Essay
Quails and millet plants, a motif of Chinese origin, became a favourite theme of Japanese painters during the seventeenth century.
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UNSIGNED, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
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A SUZURIBAKO [BOX FOR WRITING-UTENSILS]
Unsigned, Meiji Period (Late 19th/Early 20th century)
Black lacquer ground; decoration in gold takamaki-e and togidashi- e with gold foil and dust and inlaid gilt metal; the interior with mura- nashiji decorated in gold takamaki-e and Gyobu nashiji
The exterior with flowering plum trees in the moonlight; the interior of the lid with quails; the interior of the box with millet plants; the ink-stone with a gold- lacquered rim; plum-shaped silver suiteki water-dropper
2 x 9¼ x 10¼in. (5.3 x 23.6 x 26.2cm.)
Unsigned, Meiji Period (Late 19th/Early 20th century)
Black lacquer ground; decoration in gold takamaki-e and togidashi- e with gold foil and dust and inlaid gilt metal; the interior with mura- nashiji decorated in gold takamaki-e and Gyobu nashiji
The exterior with flowering plum trees in the moonlight; the interior of the lid with quails; the interior of the box with millet plants; the ink-stone with a gold- lacquered rim; plum-shaped silver suiteki water-dropper
2 x 9¼ x 10¼in. (5.3 x 23.6 x 26.2cm.)
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