Lot 143 Dα

A maki-e suzuribako, tanzaku box and bundai. 19th century

Both lids and the table top decorated in takamaki-e and hiramaki-e with a pair of cranes by a rivulet with chrysanthemums, underneath bamboo and blossoming plum barnches, all on a nashiji ground, nashiji to the inside, the reverse of the lids with autumn grasses. The corner of the table with gilt metal fittings. The tray with ink stone and water dropper missing, general traces of use. (3)
a) Height 4.4 cm; 24.7 x 21.4 cm; b) height 4.6 cm; length 39.4 cm; width 9.3 cm; c) height 13.5 cm; width 63.5 cm; depth 35.8 cm