Description
A GOLD-LACQUERED SMALL SUZURIBAKO (BOX FOR WRITING UTENSILS) Edo period (1615-1868), probably 17th/18th century The kabusebuta (overhanging lid) decorated in gold takamaki-e , kirikane and gold hiramaki-e with a flock of birds flying towards a thatched shioya (salt evaporation shed) sheltered beneath pines, bundles of brushwood and two wicker baskets...