A LACQUER WRITING BOX (SUZURIBAKO)

A LACQUER WRITING BOX (SUZURIBAKO)

EDO-MEIJI PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

The rectangular box decorated in gold, silver and brown lacquer in hiramaki-e, kirikane in gold and silver leaf, set on black lacquer background, designed with a chair, dragon staff and fly-whisk associated with the Zen buddhist monk Ikkyu Sojun, interior with nashiji ground, fitted with silver saucer and gilt-bronze water dropper in shoeshape, base with lack lacquer ground; with silver rims

8 x 7 3/8 x 1 5/8 in. (20.3 x 18.7 x 4.1 cm.)