A JAPANESE GILT-BRASS MOUNTED EXPORT LACQUER CABINET-ON-STAND

CIRCA 1640-1690, THE SILVERED STAND OF LATER DATE

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A JAPANESE GILT-BRASS MOUNTED EXPORT LACQUER CABINET-ON-STAND
CIRCA 1640-1690, the silvered stand of later date
Decorated throughout, with floral trail bands and raised landscapes with birds and a monk, the rectangular top above a pair of doors with flower vases to the reverse enclosing a fitted interior with nine variously sized drawers, the stand with pierced acanthus carved apron centered by two cherub flanked by figural cabriole legs terminating in acanthus scrolls
142 cm. high x 80 cm. wide x 55 cm. deep

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Lot Essay

This cabinet clearly shows the elements of the pictorial style of export lacquer from the Momoyama Period (late 16th Century), characterised by a lack of mother-of-pearl inlay and the doors with a pictorial decoration. For a discussion of this and illustrated examples of similar cabinets see O. Impey, Japanese Export Lacquer (1580-1850), (Amsterdam, 2005), p.127-132

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