Lot Essay
For a similar example see Oliver Impey, The Dragon King of the Sea: Japanese Decorative Art of the Meiji Period from the John R. Young Collection, (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1991), no.44.
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SIGNED TORYUSAI, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
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A Silver and Shibayama Cabinet
Signed Toryusai, Meiji Period (late 19th century)
The fine silver frame in the form of bamboo with hinged doors intricately pierced and engraved with scrolling foliage and inlaid with ivory panels decorated in Shibayama style with birds and butterflies amongst chrysanthemums, cherry blossoms, irises and wisteria, the interior section with shelves and a small drawer decorated in nashiji and gold hiramaki-e, the reverse with egrets in wisteria
24cm. high
Signed Toryusai, Meiji Period (late 19th century)
The fine silver frame in the form of bamboo with hinged doors intricately pierced and engraved with scrolling foliage and inlaid with ivory panels decorated in Shibayama style with birds and butterflies amongst chrysanthemums, cherry blossoms, irises and wisteria, the interior section with shelves and a small drawer decorated in nashiji and gold hiramaki-e, the reverse with egrets in wisteria
24cm. high
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.