A LACQUER SUZURIBAKO

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A LACQUER SUZURIBAKO
(20TH CENTURY), SIGNED ZOHIKO

The long, rectangular writing box with rounded corners decorated on the lid in gold and brown takamaki-e and nashiji with a carp leaping high above foaming waves on a roiro-nuri ground, the exterior and interior matching black lacquer, removable inner tray, no utensils- 9 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (23.1 x 12.3 x 3.5 cm.), fitted wood box