Japanese Antique Suzuribako Writing Box with Persimmon

Japanese Antique Suzuribako Writing Box with Persimmon

SKU 1475114 Categories Calligraphy Box, Furniture, Small Ko Tansu & Boxes, Tansu Tags asian antique, Japanese antique

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Region	Japanese
Period	Pre 1900

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Antique Japanese suzuri bako (writing box). Made of beautiful keyaki (zelkova elm) burl and persimmon wood. Unusually fine joinery on the corners. With three small drawers. The top is a persimmon wood panel that lifts off to reveal a compartment intended for an ink stone. The inside of the compartment has traces of red pigment as well as calligraphy and an array of brush stokes. One can imagine the calligrapher hurriedly wiping his brush or making a practice stoke.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 8 7/8″ high x 7 1/8″ wide x 9 1/2″ long

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Antique Japanese suzuri bako (writing box). Made of beautiful keyaki (zelkova elm) burl and persimmon wood. Unusually fine joinery on the corners. With three small drawers. The top is a persimmon wood panel that lifts off to reveal a compartment intended for an ink stone. The inside of the compartment has traces of red pigment as well as calligraphy and an array of brush stokes. One can imagine the calligrapher hurriedly wiping his brush or making a practice stoke.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 8 7/8″ high x 7 1/8″ wide x 9 1/2″ long

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Region	Japanese
Period	Pre 1900

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