Writing box with a view of Sarusawa Pond, Funabashi Shūmin, c. 1905 Writing box (Suzuribako) of paintwork with gold and silver Hira, Taka and Togidashi Maki-E, with inlaid leaf gold (kirigane) on a fine gold dust-sprinkled black background, with a decoration of a performance of the Sarusawa pond in Nara: A willow tree on the banks of a pond, with the hall Haku'endō on the other side on the right and the pagoda of the Kōfukuji temple on the left. The inside of the lid with snowy trees on the banks of a river with mountains in the distance. The inside of the box with a few ducks in the water wit
Writing box with a view of Sarusawa Pond, Funabashi Shūmin, c. 1905 Writing box (Suzuribako) of paintwork with gold and silver Hira, Taka and Togidashi Maki-E, with inlaid leaf gold (kirigane) on a fine gold dust-sprinkled black background, with a decoration of a performance of the Sarusawa pond in Nara: A willow tree on the banks of a pond, with the hall Haku'endō on the other side on the right and the pagoda of the Kōfukuji temple on the left. The inside of the lid with snowy trees on the banks of a river with mountains in the distance. The inside of the box with a few ducks in the water with snow covered reed on the bank. Lid and box with silver edge. The ink stone (Suzuri) with an edge of gold lacquer, the water dripper (suiteeki) of silver with inlaid metal (Hirazōgan) in the form of two overlapping sheets of paper for poems, decorated with hōō-birds and peonies, two brushes and an ink block holder, knife And prime with seizure of inlaid metal (Hirazōgan) with a decoration of stylized snowflake motifs. Signed on the bottom of the box in Taka Maki-e 船橋舟珉 'Funabashi Shūmin' and seal 船 'Funa' in the form of a bronze barrel. Double wooden boxes. Japan lacquer (coating) lacquering Writing box (Suzuribako) of paintwork with gold and silver Hira, Taka and Togidashi Maki-E, with inlaid leaf gold (kirigane) on a fine gold dust-sprinkled black background, with a decoration of a performance of the Sarusawa pond in Nara: A willow tree on the banks of a pond, with the hall Haku'endō on the other side on the right and the pagoda of the Kōfukuji temple on the left. The inside of the lid with snowy trees on the banks of a river with mountains in the distance. The inside of the box with a few ducks in the water with snow covered reed on the bank. Lid and box with silver edge. The ink stone (Suzuri) with an edge of gold lacquer, the water dripper (suiteeki) of silver with inlaid metal (Hirazōgan) in the form of two overlapping sheets of paper for poems, deco
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