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MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), INSCRIBED KORIN
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A Rinpa-Style Lacquer Writing Box (Suzuribako)
Meiji period (late 19th century), inscribed Korin
Rectangular with rounded corners and slightly domed cover designed in gold and silver takamaki-e and applied shell and pewter on a nashiji ground with a pair of birds in peony bushes, the underside of the cover decorated with autumn grasses and flowers, the interior fitted with a removable tray for holding brushes, an inkstone and a hexagonal silver water dropper; interiors nashiji and rims fundame
10¼ x 9¼ x 1 5/8 in. (26 x 23.5 x 4.3 cm.)
Meiji period (late 19th century), inscribed Korin
Rectangular with rounded corners and slightly domed cover designed in gold and silver takamaki-e and applied shell and pewter on a nashiji ground with a pair of birds in peony bushes, the underside of the cover decorated with autumn grasses and flowers, the interior fitted with a removable tray for holding brushes, an inkstone and a hexagonal silver water dropper; interiors nashiji and rims fundame
10¼ x 9¼ x 1 5/8 in. (26 x 23.5 x 4.3 cm.)