A Shibayama Cabinet
Signed Masanaga and Kunimitsu and sealed, Meiji period (late 19th century)
On four feet with slightly domed top, silver mounted and inlaid in stained ivory, tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl on a kinji ground decorated in togidashi-e, with panels depicting various birds amongst flowers, the top panel with utensils for the tea ceremony, the hinged door opening to reveal three drawers decorated in gold and silver togidashi-e on a black lacquer ground with an egret on a waterside under a full moon
16.3cm. high
A Shibayama Cabinet
Signed Masanaga and Kunimitsu and sealed, Meiji period (late 19th century)
On four feet with slightly domed top, silver mounted and inlaid in stained ivory, tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl on a kinji ground decorated in togidashi-e, with panels depicting various birds amongst flowers, the top panel with utensils for the tea ceremony, the hinged door opening to reveal three drawers decorated in gold and silver togidashi-e on a black lacquer ground with an egret on a waterside under a full moon
16.3cm. high
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