A fine lacquer suzuribako (writing box) and cover
19th centuryElaborately decorated in relief with a bijin in a fenced garden, before a blossoming cherry tree, the lid interior with a cart bearing a flower basket with a profusion of peony, chrysanthemums and blossoming stems, the box interior continuing the design and fitted with a suzuri (ink-stone) and metal melon-form suiteki (water-dropper).22cm (8.5/8in) x 20cm (7.7/8in) (4).