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Lot 181

Sale 3388 - Asian Arts
Oct 18, 2022 6:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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$2,500 - 3,500
Price Realized
$2,268
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A Japanese lacquer writing box set with inlaid flowers and calligraphy, Suzuribako 日本时绘文具盒 19th/early 20th century ???????????

The cover depicting flowers inlaid with mother of pearl among autumn grasses, and calligraphy which may be translated as: “Who are they meeting on an autumn night?"; the interior decorated with plants and stylized landscape with sedan chair, all executed in hiramaki-e against the black roiro ground; fitted with an ink stone, underside signed Kin’ei Saku (made by Kin’ei), and a silver water dropper in the form of a full moon.

L: 8 3/8 in., W: 7 1/4in., H: 1 3/8 in.

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