A LACQUER WRITING BOX ( SUZURIBAKO ) WITH THE FIGURE OF A EUROPEAN momoyama-edo period (first quarter 17th century) The slender writing box fitted on the interior with a removable tray holding the inkstone, water dropper and brush, enclosed in a black lacquer and hirame case, which rests on two side supports allowing for a lower storage compartment, both the underside of the lid and this compartment roiro and nashiji and the tray brownish-black lacquer applied with nashiji and hirame and in gold hiramaki-e with a design of rippling water, the mizuire gilt-metal cast with rocks and swirling clouds; the outside of the box designed in gold, silver, red and black lacquer on a reddish-brown ground with the figure of a man in Portuguese dress, the pantaloons patterned with floral latticework in two panels separated by a zig-zag line which contain florets of silver or gold, the jacket gold patterned with diamond reserves and the cape with scrolling line of gold hiramaki-e accented by kimpun against the reddish-brown ground, the inside lid of the box, the ruffled collar and tall hat of the costume silver lacquer, the bevelled edge of the figure panel ornamented with floral scroll in gold hiramaki-e ; the outer sides of the box also designed in gold hiramaki-e with floral diamond latticework ( kikko-hanabishi ) which centers two chevron panels of reddish-brown lacquer on long sides which contain the gilt-metal, diamond-shaped and ring attachments for cords; in wood storage box inscribed Soden, otoko, Tomoharu hako tsukuri (Box made by Tomoharu, a man from a family of boxmakers) 8 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 1¾in. (21.2 x 5.9 x 4.6cm.)
A LACQUER WRITING BOX ( SUZURIBAKO ) WITH THE FIGURE OF A EUROPEAN momoyama-edo period (first quarter 17th century) The slender writing box fitted on the interior with a removable tray holding the inkstone, water dropper and brush, enclosed in a black lacquer and hirame case, which rests on two side supports allowing for a lower storage compartment, both the underside of the lid and this compartment roiro and nashiji and the tray brownish-black lacquer applied with nashiji and hirame and in gold hiramaki-e with a design of rippling water, the mizuire gilt-metal cast with rocks and swirling clouds; the outside of the box designed in gold, silver, red and black lacquer on a reddish-brown ground with the figure of a man in Portuguese dress, the pantaloons patterned with floral latticework in two panels separated by a zig-zag line which contain florets of silver or gold, the jacket gold patterned with diamond reserves and the cape with scrolling line of gold hiramaki-e accented by kimpun against the reddish-brown ground, the inside lid of the box, the ruffled collar and tall hat of the costume silver lacquer, the bevelled edge of the figure panel ornamented with floral scroll in gold hiramaki-e ; the outer sides of the box also designed in gold hiramaki-e with floral diamond latticework ( kikko-hanabishi ) which centers two chevron panels of reddish-brown lacquer on long sides which contain the gilt-metal, diamond-shaped and ring attachments for cords; in wood storage box inscribed Soden, otoko, Tomoharu hako tsukuri (Box made by Tomoharu, a man from a family of boxmakers) 8 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 1¾in. (21.2 x 5.9 x 4.6cm.)
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