TAISHO-SHOWA PERIOD (20TH CENTURY), SIGNED JIHO WITH CURSIVE MONOGRAM (KAO)
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A LACQUER WRITING BOX (SUZURIBAKO)
TAISHO-SHOWA PERIOD (20TH CENTURY), SIGNED JIHO WITH CURSIVE MONOGRAM (KAO)
The rectangular box with round corners, decorated in polychrome hiramaki-e and nashiji with chysanthemum and butterflies, interior of lid and base designed with long tailed birds, fitted with an inkstone, two brushes, a paper pricker, a knife and a silver water dropper, interior and base on fine nashiji ground; silver rims; signature on interior of lid
9 7/8 x 8 7/8 x 1 ¾ in. (25.1 x 22.5 x 4.5 cm.)
With original wood box, titled Yamamichi no kiku (Chrysanthemum on moutain path), signed Jiho saku and sealed Jiho
TAISHO-SHOWA PERIOD (20TH CENTURY), SIGNED JIHO WITH CURSIVE MONOGRAM (KAO)
The rectangular box with round corners, decorated in polychrome hiramaki-e and nashiji with chysanthemum and butterflies, interior of lid and base designed with long tailed birds, fitted with an inkstone, two brushes, a paper pricker, a knife and a silver water dropper, interior and base on fine nashiji ground; silver rims; signature on interior of lid
9 7/8 x 8 7/8 x 1 ¾ in. (25.1 x 22.5 x 4.5 cm.)
With original wood box, titled Yamamichi no kiku (Chrysanthemum on moutain path), signed Jiho saku and sealed Jiho
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Takaaki Murakami (村上高明)
Vice President, Specialist and Head of Department | Korean Art