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Lot 238 · Jewels Online

Meiji Period (Late 19Th Century)

A Lacquer Writing Box · fitted with a rectangular marble inkstone and silver water dropper

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Estimate
$8,000–$10,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Jewels Online, Hong Kong · 18 September 2007
Dimensions
10 5/8 x 7¾ x 1 7/8in. (26.9 x 19.7 x 4.8 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-5530114
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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A Lacquer Writing Box, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY). Christie's, 18 Sep 2007, lot 238. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5530114.

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A Lacquer Writing Box, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY). Christie's, 18 Sep 2007, lot 238. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5530114.

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From the same sale Jewels Online · Sep 2007

LotArtistEstimateResult
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) $1,000–$1,500
Edo meisho hyakunin bijo (Famous places of Edo compared with one hund… Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Utagawa Kunihisa (1832-1891) $1,200–$1,800
Taguchi Beisaku (1864-1903) Taguchi Beisaku (1864-1903) Ogata Gekko (1859-1920) Other artists (late 19th century) $1,000–$1,500
Kobayashi Toshimitsu (act. 1877-1904) Kobayashi Toshimitsu (act. 1877-1904) Tsuneshige (act. 1890-1910) Takeuchi Shurei (act. 1894-95) Nakamura Shuko (late 19th century) Utagawa Kunitoshi (act. 1865-96) Kobayashi Ikuhide (act. 1885-98) Norichika Seisai (act. 1895) Gakyo (act. ca. 1904) Other artists (late 19th century) $1,200–$1,800
Ogata Gekko (1859-1920) Ogata Gekko (1859-1920) Taguchi Beisaku (1864-1903) Shinohara Kiyooki (late 19th century) Tsukioka Kogyo (1869-1920) Other artists (late 19th century) $1,000–$1,500
Adachi Ginko (act. 1874-1905) Adachi Ginko (act. 1874-1905) Getsuzo (act. 1904-05) Gakyo (act. ca. 1904) $1,200–$1,800

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A Lacquer Writing Box Edo Period (19Th Century), Iizuka Toyo (1725?-1790), Signed Christie's, Mar 2008
A Lacquer Writing Box Taisho-Showa Period (20Th Century), Signed Jiho with Cursive Christie's, Sep 2023
A Lacquer Writing Box Signed Kajikawa Saku and with Pot Seal, Edo Period (19Th Cen Christie's, Dec 2006
Utagawa Hiroshige UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) Edo period (1615-1868), dated Bonhams, May 2023
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