A Japanese Lacquer Suzuribako, of typical rounded rectangular form, decorated on the roiro ground in gold, silver and coloured takamakie and hiramakie with minogame, cranes and pine trees before Fujiyama, details in togidashi, kirigane and gold foil, the inside lid with minogame by a stream amid kadomatsu on a rich nashiji ground, with silver mizuire modelled as crane, inkstone, inkstick and fitments, 22.8cms by 18.2cms by 4cms, Taisho period or later.Previously sold at Sotheby's, 11th November 2004, Lot 1259.