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SIGNED MASANAGA AND KUNIMITSU AND SEALED, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
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A Shibayama Cabinet
Signed Masanaga and Kunimitsu and sealed, Meiji period (late 19th century)
On four feet with slightly domed top, silver mounted and inlaid in stained ivory, tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl on a kinji ground decorated in togidashi-e, with panels depicting various birds amongst flowers, the top panel with utensils for the tea ceremony, the hinged door opening to reveal three drawers decorated in gold and silver togidashi-e on a black lacquer ground with an egret on a waterside under a full moon
16.3cm. high
Signed Masanaga and Kunimitsu and sealed, Meiji period (late 19th century)
On four feet with slightly domed top, silver mounted and inlaid in stained ivory, tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl on a kinji ground decorated in togidashi-e, with panels depicting various birds amongst flowers, the top panel with utensils for the tea ceremony, the hinged door opening to reveal three drawers decorated in gold and silver togidashi-e on a black lacquer ground with an egret on a waterside under a full moon
16.3cm. 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.