Stunning, Very Fine Antique Japanese Lacquer Writing Box with Inlaid Pearls jubaco Relatively newly

Relatively newly

where it was aptly surrounded by mid-century furniture and South American weavings

Paper size: 22 1/2" x 18 3/8"

and the cup is 2 3/4" tall x 5 1/2" at widest (handle to handle)

Stunning, Very Fine Antique Japanese Lacquer Writing Box with Inlaid Pearls jubaco Relatively newlyI purchased this Japanese lacquer box at an estate sale a few years ago, and have sat on it thinking I would take it to an appraiser, but that has not happened, so here I am listing it. It is quite a fine one, which I believe would be referred to as a Suzuri Bako, made for holding writing brushes, ink stick, and or inkstone; this might once have held an interior tray or trays for those, though I am not certain. The design of the lid features