A LARGE JAPANESE LACQUER WRITING BOX AND COVER AND A TWO-TIERED FAN-SHAPED BOX WITH HINGED COVER,
LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY,
the writing box lacquered with a scene from the Tale of Ise, with removable inner tray, lower drawer with cutout for an inkstone, and a brass gourd-shaped inkpot and support; the fan-shaped mother-of-pearl and lacquer box with scenes of ducks and birds in waterscapes
The writing box 10½in. (26.5cm.) long (6)
A LARGE JAPANESE LACQUER WRITING BOX AND COVER AND A TWO-TIERED FAN-SHAPED BOX WITH HINGED COVER,
LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY,
the writing box lacquered with a scene from the Tale of Ise, with removable inner tray, lower drawer with cutout for an inkstone, and a brass gourd-shaped inkpot and support; the fan-shaped mother-of-pearl and lacquer box with scenes of ducks and birds in waterscapes
The writing box 10½in. (26.5cm.) long (6)
