Stunning, Very Fine Antique Japanese Lacquer Writing Box with Inlaid Pearls jubaco I've seen a few hand-carved

I've seen a few hand-carved wooden vessels made in Yugoslavia

which seems appropriate in concert with his outfit

Relatively newly

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

or carrying pouch

Stunning, Very Fine Antique Japanese Lacquer Writing Box with Inlaid Pearls jubaco I've seen a few hand-carvedI 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