Fine Japanese Edo period Suzuribako (writing box) by Shaomoi Masanari the lid decorated with a flock of storks rendered in gilt hiramakie with similar decoration to the underside. The interior with Inkstone and Suiteki. Provenance: Gillbertson collection, purchased at Cordys auctions in 1976. Rex and Marion Jennings collection, 23 x 23 cm