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A SUPERB CERAMIC-INLAID LACQUERED WOOD RITSUO-STYLE ‘SHELL-LADEN BOAT AND PLOVERS’ SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX)
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A SUPERB CERAMIC-INLAID LACQUERED WOOD RITSUO-STYLE ‘SHELL-LADEN BOAT AND PLOVERS’ SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX)

Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)

Published: Resonance of Wa - The Japanese Spirit. Casal Collection, 2025, p. 158.

Of rectangular form with rounded edges and finished in gold lacquer, the wood displays a beautiful grain and is decorated in gold takamaki-e with a harmonious blend of materials. The inrobuta (flush-fitting) lid depicts a mitsuda-inlaid yanebune fishing boat, laden with shells and clams, inlaid in variously glazed ceramics. The boat’s bow features large strips of aogai (abalone shell), with several shells having fallen out, while plovers soar above, inlaid in lacquer, ceramic, and aogai. Behind the boat, a bronze oar is placed, textured to simulate age and wear.

The interior is finished in textured matte silver lacquer with gold fundame rims, housing the original implements: a lacquered and ceramic-inlaid knife (kamakiri) depicting further shells, with silver fittings, a fine silver clam-shaped water dropper (suiteki), and an inkstone (suzuri).

SIZE 4.8 x 22.5 x 18.1 cm

Provenance: Ex-Collection of Ugo Alfons Casal. Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, bequeathed from the above and subsequently deaccessioned in 2021. Ugo Alfons Casal, of Swiss-German origin, was born in Florence, Italy, in 1888. He moved to Japan in 1918, working first at the Osaka branch of George H. McFadden & Brothers and later at F. S. Morse & Co. in Kobe from 1920 to 1938. Primarily involved in the cotton trade, Casal spent most of his life in Kobe, with a few years in Yokohama, until his death in 1964. Throughout his time in Japan, he remained passionate about collecting Japanese art. In the late 1930s, amidst deteriorating relations between Japan and the United States, Casal planned to move his collection to America. However, the outbreak of the Pacific War in 1941 halted this plan, and the collection was instead stored in wooden crates at Kobe Port. With the help of his personal connections, Casal successfully moved the collection to the Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, where it was kept in storage during the wartime and postwar years. After his death, the collection was bequeathed to the museum, where it remains one of the most valuable collections in Japan, with over 4,000 items.
Condition: Good condition with minor expected wear and natural flaws to the wood ground. Losses to the mitsuda inlay of the boat as well as some associated repairs and touchups. A few small losses to the gold lacquer beneath the boat. Some minor crackling to the interior edges. Old losses and wear to the tomobako.

Auction comparison:
Compare a closely related suzuribako with a similar, yet less elaborate décor, at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 14 June 2024, Vienna, lot 29 (sold for EUR 5,850).

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