AN UNUSUAL MOMOYAMA DOMED COFFER decorated in gold hiramakie on a roironuri ground and inlaid in mother of pearl with shaped cartouche depicting a hen among wisteria, a long-tailed pheasant among cherry-blossom, the cover with a long-armed ape amongst maple and bats among kiri, the sides with fuyo and other flowers and foliage, all bordered by shippo hanabashi and various designs in mother of pearl and lacquer, engraved gilt kanagu, the interior with morning glory (old wear, damages and repairs), Momoyama period (1573-1603)

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AN UNUSUAL MOMOYAMA DOMED COFFER decorated in gold hiramakie on a roironuri ground and inlaid in mother of pearl with shaped cartouche depicting a hen among wisteria, a long-tailed pheasant among cherry-blossom, the cover with a long-armed ape amongst maple and bats among kiri, the sides with fuyo and other flowers and foliage, all bordered by shippo hanabashi and various designs in mother of pearl and lacquer, engraved gilt kanagu, the interior with morning glory (old wear, damages and repairs), Momoyama period (1573-1603)
89cm. long

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The chest was furnished in the 1820s with an ebonised stand (now missing), which was commissioned by Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland (d. 1847) for display at Northumberland House, London. It was transferred to Syon House, Middlesex in the 1870s and featured in the photograph catalogue prepared in the 1920s. (A copy is in the National Art Library, Victoria & Albert Museum).

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