A JAPANESE PORCELAIN-MOUNTED LACQUER CABINET

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A JAPANESE PORCELAIN-MOUNTED LACQUER CABINET
Late 19th Century, Meiji Period (1868-1912)

The rectangular top in gold hiramakie depicting trellis with various inset arita porcelain roundels, the sides and back with conforming decoration, above a pair of recessed sliding panelled doors with lozenge diaper, stylised flowerheads and asymmetrically shaped porcelain plaques, revealing further geometrical plaques to the interior and concealing seven variously-sized drawers with engraved white-metal handles and a further removeable vertical panel, the spreading moulded base and shaped apron with variously-sized plaques and foliate-engraved shaped corner mounts, the side and back aprons decorated with foliate sprays and inset with porcelain rabbits, some old damage and minor restoration, losses to porcelain mounts
28¾in. (73cm.) wide; 35½in. (90cm.) high; 16½in. (42cm.) deep