A Japanese lacquer Ko-Suzuribako, early Edo period (1603-1867), an early and small writing box, the lid depicting a hiramakie and pewter geese in flight over finely lacquered design of fishing nets, the underside in sparse bronze and gold nashiji, the interior with framework and inkstone (later additions) over a nashiji ground. Unsigned, 2 cm high, 10.5 cm, 12.3 cm deep.