AN IMPERIAL PRESENTATION SUZURIBAKO [WRITING BOX] SIGNED AKATSUKA JITOKU KINSEI, MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY

THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR

AN IMPERIAL PRESENTATION SUZURIBAKO [WRITING BOX]

SIGNED AKATSUKA JITOKU KINSEI

MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19^TH CENTURY

the writing box with overhanging cover and rounded corners, decorated in gold, silver and black hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, hirame, togidashi-e with pine trees on hills before a lake, a central chrysanthemum mon, the interior with fitted water dropper in patinated silver carved with leaves, the inkstone with fundame rims, nashiji interiors and base, silver rims, with matching pair of brushes, paper pricker and ink cake holder mounted in patinated silver

25 x 22 x 5 cm., 9 3/4 x 8 5/8 x 2 in.