Two Japanese gilt-lacquered boxes and covers, Meiji period (1868-1912), both of rectangular form with rounded corners, comprising: a writing box, suzuribako,…

Two Japanese gilt-lacquered boxes and covers, Meiji period (1868-1912), both of rectangular form with rounded corners, comprising: a writing box, suzuribako, the cover decorated with a spray of blossoming peony by a river in low-relief gold lacquer, the underside of the cover decorated with cranes and fern leaves, with a removable fitted tray containing the suzuri (inkstone) and silver suiteki (water dropper) in the shape of maple leaves, and a document box, ryōshibako, decorated with a bird pe

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