A LARGE LACQUER CABINET
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A LARGE LACQUER CABINET

MEIJI PERIOD (19TH-20TH CENTURY)

Fermé22 September 2020

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USD 62,500

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A LARGE LACQUER CABINET
MEIJI PERIOD (19TH-20TH CENTURY)
The cabinet set on a stand elaborately decorated in gold, silver and polychrome lacquer hirakami-e, takamaki-e, togidashi and inlaid silver and mother-of-pearl, each side designed with gold and silver zig-zag panels with autumn flowers, stylized scrolling flowers and flying phoenix, the hinged doors opening to reveal five drawers designed with famous places in Kyoto, with elaborate silver fittings and handles
11 x 15 ¾ x 15 ¾ in. (27.9 x 40 x 40 cm.)

Note du spécialiste

For a similar cabinet in the collection of Suntory Museum, see Export Lacquer: Reflection of the West in Black and Gold Makie (Osaka: The Yomiuri Shinbun, 2008), pl. 283.