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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 12, 2016 | Bonhams | London | Fine Japanese Art | 584 | $****** - ****** | A matching set of a bundai (writing table) and suzuribako (writing box) and cover |
sculpture
black lacquer,gold
The bundai of standard form with fudegaeshi (raised sections to left and right); the suzuribako with kabusebuta (overhanging lid) and bevelled chiri-i (narrow ledges between the top and the sides), the interior of the suzuribako with a frame and two integral platforms, the upper platform fitted with a two-stage gold- and silver-lined opening containing a silver suiteki (water-dropper) in the form of a branch of pine, the central opening of the frame holding a suzuri (ink stone), the suzuribako also with two fude (brushes), one sumitori (ink-stick holder), one kogatana (paper knife) and one kiri (auger); both bundai and suzuribako covered in polished black lacquer and decorated in gold and aokin hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with gold kirikane and nashiji, the underside of both bundai and suzuribako in black lacquer with sparse gold hirame, the fittings of the bundai in silver nanako, the four legs lined with plain silver, the writing implements finished in gold lacquer with silver fittings; the design of the bundai consisting of a group of rustic dwellings by a river with pines, willows and other trees, bands of cloud and hills in the background, the design extending over the four legs, the design on the exterior and interior of the suzuribako similar to that on the bundai, unsigned; each with inner plain wood storage box and outer lacquered-wood storage box.(15)
