A set of gilt and black lacquer decorated boxes


20th centuryFeaturing design elements associated with Uji Bridge, each roiro ground with gold and silver takamaki-e, gold hiramaki-e, e-nashiji, mura-nashji, togidashi-makie and accents of inlaid shell, the larger a document box (bunkobako) with an inner tray and decorated on the lid with a waterway spanned by a bridge screened by misty willows and bordered on the sides by aogai-inlaid gabon (jago) amid reeds, the smaller a writing box (suzuribako) decorated en suite with willows and reeds partially obscuring an active waterwheel, its buckets of inlaid mother-of-pearl, all interiors with gold nashi-ji.16 x 12 1/2 x 5 1/2in (40.8 x 32 x 14cm) and 9 1/2 x 8 x 2 1/4in (24 x 20.5 x 6.5cm) dimensions