Property of various owners ATTRIBUTED TO FUNABASHI SHŪMIN (1859-AFTER 1914)A fine presentation lacquer writing box Meiji era (1868-1912) The rectangular box with an overhanging cover decorated on the exterior with an evening scene of a wagtail perched on a rock in a river before a hilly landscape with pine and cedar trees in shades of gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashi maki-e, hirame , and nashiji on a kinji ground, the interior of the cover with a large 16-petal chrysanthemum in gold takamaki-e on a rich nashiji ground, the interior of the box and removable tray nashiji with fundame edges, fitted with a circular silver water dropper engraved with scrolling vines on a nanako ground, and an inkstone lacquered nashiji and fundame on the exterior, the pair of writing brushes, paper pricker, paper knife, and inkstick holder decorated in nashiji and fitted with silver fittings decorated to match the water dropper With a lacquered-wood tomobako storage box decorated with a 16-petal chrysanthemum in gold hiramaki-e , inscribed on the interior Maki-e Funabashi Shūmin (Lacquer by Funabashi Shūmin) 10 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 2in (26.1 x 22.3 x 5.1cm) None