Collection of a Sussex Gentleman - Asian Art
By Ma San Auction
Oct 4, 2024
2 Princes Buildings, George Street, Bath, BA1 2ED
377 Lots total, to include 287 lots from a private owner amassed over the last 20 years, comprising mainly late Ming and 18th century export porcelain. Plus more! 
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LOT 353:

A JAPANESE MATCHING RYUKU RED/GOLD LACQUER WRITING BOX, SUZURIBAKO AND DOCUMENT BOX, RYOSHIBAKO, MEIJI PERIOD. Both ...


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Auction took place on Oct 4, 2024 at Ma San Auction
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A JAPANESE MATCHING RYUKU RED/GOLD LACQUER WRITING BOX, SUZURIBAKO AND DOCUMENT BOX, RYOSHIBAKO, MEIJI PERIOD. Both decorated predominantly in gold hiramaki-e and gold togidashi maki-e with a Chinese-inspired winter landscape on a glossy red-lacquered ground, the decoration as follows: on the bevelled-edged kabusebuta (overlapping cover) of the suzuribako stalks of camellia and plum growing beside a rushing stream on the lower right corner, tall craggy mountains partly obscured by clouds in the upper left corner, the inside of the lid embellished with other wild flowers, the interior of the box with a fitted removable ita (baseboard) containing the suzuri (ink-grinding stone) and a silvered-metal suiteki (water-dropper) in the form of a lobed kettle; the exterior of the inrobuta (flush-fitting) lid of the ryoshibako similarly decorated with a matching Chinese landscape design extending over the sides of the box, the inside of the lid lacquered with the same wild flowers; with a wood storage box for the suzuribako attached with an inscribed paper label. The suzuribako measures 5cm x 26.1cm x 23.7cm. The ryoshibako 15.2cm x 46.5cm x 35.2cm