A JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER SUZURIBAKO ( WRITING BOX AND COVER) MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Of typical square shape with chamfered corners, the box and cover decorated to the exterior with a dense pattern of leafy branches in gold lacquer on the black ground; the inside and inner trays with a design of stylised waves; a rectangular metal suiteki and an inkstone, 4.3cm x 21.2cm x 22.8cm. (5) Provenance: from the collection of Adolphe Stoclet (1871-1949).