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450 - 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 perched on a leafy branch, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, with a removable inner tray (suzuribako 24.5 x 22cm; ryōshibako 42 x 32.5cm) (4)
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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 perched on a leafy branch, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, with a removable inner tray (suzuribako 24.5 x 22cm; ryōshibako 42 x 32.5cm) (4)
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