A FINE LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX) AND COVER DEPICTING AN OWL AND MOON

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A FINE LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX) AND COVER DEPICTING AN OWL AND MOON Japan, c. 1700-1750, Edo period (1615-1868) Of rectangular form with canted edges, bearing a lustrous roiro ground finely decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e and hiramaki-e, and embellished with kirigane flakes. The inrobuta (flush-fitting) lid depicts a large owl perched on a gnarled tree beside a hut on a rocky coast, all under the moon emerging from clouds. The edges are finished in fundame, and the sides are decorated with a kikko pattern, while the interior shows a roiro ground with dense silver and reddish flakes. The interior houses the original implements: a copper water dropper (suiteki) and inkstone (suzuri). SIZE 2.8 x 18.8 x 17.5 cm With an inscribed wood tomobako (storage box). Auction comparison: Compare a related suzuribako with an owl, dated to the 18th century, at Christie’s, Japanese Art and Design, 14 May 2008, London, lot 35 (sold for GBP 4,750 or approx. EUR 9,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). Compare a closely related lacquer suzuribako with an owl and moon, dated to c. 1700-1750, 2.8 x 22.6 x 21 cm, at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 4 June 2021, Vienna, lot 100 (sold for EUR 3,826).

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