An inlaid lacquer SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th centuryThe small box decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e and uchikomi, with kirikane highlights and inlays of coral and silver with a recessed fan-shaped panel on the cover with a moonlit landscape with temple pavilions in rocky hills above rolling waves with moored boats, all on a kinji ground, the edges decorated with floral vines, the underside of the cover decorated with geese among reeds on the shore and a rocky ledge with pine trees, the interior of the box decorated with a continuation of the landscape on the cover and fitted with a removable tray supporting a rectangular inkstone with fundame edges and a shakudo water dropper formed as a rock with lichen and moss in gilt, two writing brushes and an ink stickWith a wood tomobako storage box 6 7/8 x 6 7/8 x 1 1/2in (17 x 17 x 3.5cm)