An inlaid-wood and lacquer suzuribako (writing box) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century Rectangular, with rounded pewter-covered edges, decorated in gold takamaki-e and ceramic inlay with Kannon (Avalokiteshvara) among clouds on a ground of wood with an exaggerated grain, the underside of the cover with a standing screen featuring gibbons playing on rocks by a river, the frame of carved red lacquer and painted ceramic inlays all against a ground of brown lacquer embellished with inlays of crushed eggshell, fitted with a removable inner tray, the inkstone signed Akamagaseki sumi Omori Tosa no kami Yorizumi saku (Made by Yorizumi, Akamagaseki, Omori, Tosa), and a rectangular pewter suiteki (water dropper), with pewter rims 10 7/8 x 7 ¾ x 2 ½ in (27.5 x 19.5 x 6.3cm)
An inlaid-wood and lacquer suzuribako (writing box) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century Rectangular, with rounded pewter-covered edges, decorated in gold takamaki-e and ceramic inlay with Kannon (Avalokiteshvara) among clouds on a ground of wood with an exaggerated grain, the underside of the cover with a standing screen featuring gibbons playing on rocks by a river, the frame of carved red lacquer and painted ceramic inlays all against a ground of brown lacquer embellished with inlays of crushed eggshell, fitted with a removable inner tray, the inkstone signed Akamagaseki sumi Omori Tosa no kami Yorizumi saku (Made by Yorizumi, Akamagaseki, Omori, Tosa), and a rectangular pewter suiteki (water dropper), with pewter rims 10 7/8 x 7 ¾ x 2 ½ in (27.5 x 19.5 x 6.3cm)
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