A gold lacquer suzuribako (writing box)
Finely worked in gold inlay with three karako (Chinese
boys), one holding a doll, another a tambourine and the other a drum, on a gold lacquer ground
worked in taka-maki-e with a pine tree, the sides with a geometric floral motif, the interior with a
cascading waterfall applied with a silver kettle-shaped water dropper.
Unsigned Meiji period, circa
1890
Dimensions 27.5 cm x 23.8 cm
with double storage box
£28,000
