EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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A suzuribako
Edo Period (19th Century)
Decorated in gold, silver and iroe hiramakie, takamakie, togidashi, kirigane and kimpun with aogai inlay, the cover with a courtier astride his horse and playing the flute in a fenced garden, a full moon rising beyond, the interior cover with a lady on a terrace playing a koto, the tray, ink slate and box with autumnal grasses, the silvered metal suiteki shaped as a donguri, very slight wear
56 x 1.3/8 x 8¾in. (13 x 3.6 x 22.1cm.)
Edo Period (19th Century)
Decorated in gold, silver and iroe hiramakie, takamakie, togidashi, kirigane and kimpun with aogai inlay, the cover with a courtier astride his horse and playing the flute in a fenced garden, a full moon rising beyond, the interior cover with a lady on a terrace playing a koto, the tray, ink slate and box with autumnal grasses, the silvered metal suiteki shaped as a donguri, very slight wear
56 x 1.3/8 x 8¾in. (13 x 3.6 x 22.1cm.)