Antique Japanese Hand Made Suzuribako Calligraphy Box w/ Inscription Shunga Matching cigarette container

Matching cigarette container

it measures 10" long over all (20

Signed or titled in calligraphy

This is an over 100 year old antique Japanese suzuribako from the Meiji Era (c

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Antique Japanese Hand Made Suzuribako Calligraphy Box w/ Inscription Shunga Matching cigarette containerThis is an antique Japanese late Taisho Era (c. 1920) lacquered Suzuribako (calligraphy ink stone box) made of cryptomeria wood with over twenty layers of pumpkin orange and black lacquer. Japanese lacquer from the this era was considered the finest ever made. It is all hand made and has two cranes detailed in maki e gold and red laquer. The inner lid is inscribed in gold and translates to: Ashikaga City Higashi Jinjo Elementary School and the large