A JAPANESE IVORY KODANSU [MINIATURE CABINET]
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
Decorated in gold and coloured hiramaki-e [low relief lacquer] and takamaki-e [high relief lacquer] and inlaid in mother-of-pearl with figurative scenes, gilt copper fittings engraved with flowers, on carved and lacquered wood base
9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm.) high (incl. stand)
A JAPANESE IVORY KODANSU [MINIATURE CABINET]
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
Decorated in gold and coloured hiramaki-e [low relief lacquer] and takamaki-e [high relief lacquer] and inlaid in mother-of-pearl with figurative scenes, gilt copper fittings engraved with flowers, on carved and lacquered wood base
9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm.) high (incl. stand)