A black-lacquer suzuribako (box for writing utensils) with en-suite cover 17th century The rectangular body with rounded corners and an overhanging lid, the roiro ground decorated in gold hiramaki-e with an overall design of clematis flowers and stems which extends over the sides of both lid and box, the interior of the lid, the tray and the baseboard of dense gold nashiji, the suiteki (water-dropper) of cloisonné-enamel, the suzuri (ink-stone) with a gold-lacquered rim; unsigned. 4cm x 23.5cm x 21.2cm (1 5/8in x 9¼in x 8 3/8in). (5). Footnotes: リザーブ設定無し 鉄仙文蒔絵硯箱　無銘　17世紀 Provenance: purchased from Nihon Token, London, 1982. Wrangham collection, no.1599. The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art: Part VI, lot 152. www.bonhams.com/auctions/22338/lot/152/ Lot to be sold without reserve. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com