A MINIATURE LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (BOX FOR WRITING UNTENSILS) AND A MINIATURE TWO-TIER LACQUER STAC...

A MINIATURE LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (BOX FOR WRITING UNTENSILS) AND A MINIATURE TWO-TIER LACQUER STACKING BOX Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century Comprising a rectangular box with a kabusebuta (overhanging) lid decorated with scattered maple leaves and cherry blossoms in two shades of gold hiramaki-e against a ground of nashiji bordered by hirame with flakes of okibirame, the sides and exterior of the box in mokume togidashi maki-e, the interior decorated in sparse hirame sprinkled on a roiro-nuri ground, fitted with a rectangular inkstone and a circular silver water dropper; A two-tier stacking box decorated blossoming cherry trees in a hilly landscape in gold takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and kirikane, the interiors and base nashiji 3 3/4 x 3 x 1in (9.5 x 7.6 x 2.5cm); 2 1/2 x 2 7/8 x 2 3/8in (6.4 x 7.3 x 6cm) (2). For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing