A GOLD LACQUER KODANSU (SMALL CABINET) JAPAN, MEIJI-TAISHO PERIOD (LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
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JAPAN, MEIJI-TAISHO PERIOD (LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
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GBP 1,500
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英鎊 1,500 – 英鎊 2,000
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細節: A GOLD LACQUER <i>KODANSU</i> (SMALL CABINET)
JAPAN, MEIJI-TAISHO PERIOD (LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
Of standard rectangular form, the rich <i>kinji</i> ground sumptuously decorated predominantly in shades of gold <i>hiramaki-e</i> and <i>takamaki-e</i> with slight red-lacquer details, profuse highlights of <i>e-nashiji</i> and <i>kirikane</i>, with embellishments of <i>okibirame</i> gold-foil mosaic, depicting scenes from Hatsune (The First Warbler) chapter 23 of <i>Genji monogatari</i> (The Tale of Genji), the exterior decorated with a continuous scene of the garden and the veranda of the Rokujo mansion sheltered beneath the canopy of pine trees set among rocks on a river, overhanging with flowering plum, the top surface inlaid in gold high relief with an<i> uguisu</i> (Japanese warbler) perched on a bamboo fence, the pair of hinged doors with a door catch opening to reveal four drawers decorated with Mount Fuji looming above rapid waters, the inside of one door with two moored boats on a rocky pine shore, applied with two carrying handles, and silvered-metal mounts carved with scrolling foliage.
4 ½ in. (11.4 cm.) high, 5 ½ in. (14 cm.) long, 3 7⁄8 in. (9.8 cm.) wide