A fine lacquer suzuribako (writing box) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The rectangular box with a domed overhanging cover decorated in iro-e takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, sumi-e togidashi maki-e, and highlights of aogai, hirame, kirikane, and mura-nashiji, all against a reddish-brown ground, the cover decorated with a shishi (Chinese lion) incense burner in simulated bronze resting on a Chinese-style stand, all rendered in high relief, and a circular incense container and tools for burning incense; the underside of the cover decorated with a tsuitate (standing screen) decorated with an ink-painting landscape and pavilion inscribed Tan'yu hitsu (Brushed by [Kano] Tanyu) and bearing a seal, the frame of the screen in simulated Negoro-style lacquer, a simulated bronze vessel with a fruiting pomegranate branch supported by a root-wood stand, two handscrolls, and a set of albums, the slipcase labeled Kokinshu (Collection of Japanese Poems Ancient and Modern); the interior of the box decorated with two peacock feathers and a nyoi scepter; fitted with a rectangular ink stone and a lacquered silver suiteki (water dropper) formed as a volume of Genji monogatari (The Tale of Genji); with a paper knife, two writing brushes, and a paper pricker lacquered with alternating bands of kinji and nashiji or aogai, the surrounding areas hirame on roiro-nuri, signed on the interior Koma Kyuhaku and sealed Kyuhaku 8 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 2in