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PROPERTY FROM THE DRS. EDMUND J. AND JULIE LEWIS COLLECTION

A SUZURIBAKO [WRITING BOX] EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY SIGNED ZESHIN
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30,000 — 40,000
GBP
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113

PROPERTY FROM THE DRS. EDMUND J. AND JULIE LEWIS COLLECTION

A SUZURIBAKO [WRITING BOX] EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY SIGNED ZESHIN
Estimate
Double Dagger
Indicates that the lot is being sold whilst subject to Temporary Importation, and that VAT is due at the reduced rate
30,000 — 40,000
GBP
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Details & Cataloguing

Fine Japanese Art

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A SUZURIBAKO [WRITING BOX] EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY SIGNED ZESHIN
the paulownia wood box with rounded corners and flush fitting cover, decorated in gold, hiramaki-e and ishime, with morning glory vine, with withered leaves tied to a bamboo stalk, seeds scattered to the ground, on the left hand side the footprint of a bird, further footprints on the underside of the cover, the water dropper in the form of two lotus leaves the slate suzuri with fundame rim
20.9 cm, 8 1/4  in.
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Literature

Stephen Little and Edmund J. Lewis View of the Pinnacle, Japanese Lacquer writing boxes (Hawaii, 2011) no.69 pp.170-171

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Fine Japanese Art

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