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A fine matching set of a gold-lacquer and inlaid suzuribako (box for writing utensils) and a ryoshibako (document box) by Anonymous

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Last recorded sale at Bonhams, London (16 May 2019)
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ImageSale dateAuction houseLocationSale nameLot No.EstimatePrice SoldConditionTitle
May 16, 2019
BonhamsLondonFine Japanese Art70
$****** - ******
A fine matching set of a gold-lacquer and inlaid suzuribako (box for writing utensils) and a ryoshibako (document box)
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Each of standard rectangular form wth rounded chiri-i and inrobuta (flush-fitting lids), both entirely covered in rich gold lacquer and decorated in predominantly in gold takamaki-e, kirikane mosiac and gold togidashi maki-e with details executed in high-relief inlay of silver, bronze and copper, the decoration as follows: on the lid of the ryoshibako, 14 birds of different species including two songbirds, flying pheasants, pair of perched pigeons, two pairs of martins, one picking gathering mud for a nest, a grebe on the water, the interior of the lid with a further 14 birds among thatched dwellings nestled beneath spreading pine, all in flight or perched on flowering cherry branches along the rocky banks of a fast-flowing river, the rolling hills of Mount Yoshino in the background, the design extending over the sides of both boxes, the exterior of the lid on the suzuribako with nine birds comprising a group of pheasants, two in flight and several resting on the bottom right, a pair of pigeons, the interior of the lid with a further seven birds in similar landscape, the interior of the box fitted with a detachable tray containing the ink-grinding stone and a complete set of finest-quality writing utensils: two fude (brushes), a kogatana (paper-cutting knife), a kiri (auger) and a sumitori (ink-holder), finished in lacquer and metal, the metal suiteki (water-dropper) in the form of clustered pine and cherry blossoms, each unsigned and accompanied with an inner black-lacquered box and outer wood storage box (double-storage boxes), inscribed respectively on the lid of the inner box for the suzuribako Kinji sansui maki-e suzuribako (Box for writing utensils with gold maki-e landscape design) and Kinji sansui maki-e on-ryoshi (Document [box] with gold maki-e landscape design) for the ryoshibako