A lacquered-wood suzuribako (box for writing utensils) with en-suite cover By Hara Yoyusai (1772-1845/6), 19th century The cover decorated in gold and slight-coloured hiramaki-e with a Chinese vase filled with seasonal flowers and young pine, resting on a stand beside a tsuitate, reserved on a polished mokume ground; the interior of rich nashiji, similarly lacquered, the inside of the cover with a pheasant perched on a pine branch overhanging other Autumnal plants and flowers growing from behind a bamboo fence; fitted with an en-suite removable tray, suzuri (ink-grinding stone) and a silvered-metal suiteki (water dropper) carved with sprays of chrysanthemum blooms and foliage, inlaid in gilt; signed Yoyusai. 4cm x 24.4cm x 22cm (1 9/16in x 9 5/8in x 8 5/8in). (5). Footnotes: リザーブ設定無し 蒔絵硯箱　前立に活花　銘「羊遊齋」　19世紀 The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art: Part III, lot 404. www.bonhams.com/auctions/20189/lot/404/ Lot to be sold without reserve. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com