拍品專文
The labels date between 1847 and 1855 and refer to Captain John Townshend, R.N., M.P. who was M.P. for Tamworth between these two dates and before he became 4th Marquess in 1856.
![A Pair of Lacquer Shodana [Book Cabinets]](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2013/CSK/2013_CSK_09155_0339_000(a_pair_of_lacquer_shodana_book_cabinets_edo_period021401).jpg?w=1)
THE PROPERTY OF TRUSTEES OF THE LATE 7TH MARQUESS TOWNSHEND, RAYNHAM HALL, NORFOLK
A Pair of Lacquer Shodana [Book Cabinets]
EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
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A Pair of Lacquer Shodana [Book Cabinets]
Edo period (18th century)
Comprising four shelves and two drawers, each similarly decorated in gold and silver togidashi-e on a black lacquered ground, the top and second shelves with scenes of Kyoto with Kiyomizu temple, a bridge over the lake and thatched houses, the sectioned third shelf with a pine tree, bamboo and a blossoming plum tree, the fourth with susuki [pampas grass], the drawers with rural landscapes, the feet and frames with karakusa, the back with further landscapes, the back and side boards cut out with stylised motifs of flowers and fans, nashiji interiors, each with labels inscribed White Drawing Room/, Captain Townshend RN MP/, Chinese Bookstand/1 and 2
Each 87.7cm. high
Edo period (18th century)
Comprising four shelves and two drawers, each similarly decorated in gold and silver togidashi-e on a black lacquered ground, the top and second shelves with scenes of Kyoto with Kiyomizu temple, a bridge over the lake and thatched houses, the sectioned third shelf with a pine tree, bamboo and a blossoming plum tree, the fourth with susuki [pampas grass], the drawers with rural landscapes, the feet and frames with karakusa, the back with further landscapes, the back and side boards cut out with stylised motifs of flowers and fans, nashiji interiors, each with labels inscribed White Drawing Room/, Captain Townshend RN MP/, Chinese Bookstand/1 and 2
Each 87.7cm. high
來源
Probably Audrey, Lady Townshend (d.1788) and thence by descent to her son George, 1st Marquess Townshend (d.1807) and thence by descent to John, 4th Marquess Townshend (d. 1863), Raynham Hall, Norfolk, thence by descent.
Audrey, Lady Townshend (née Harrison) spent her formative years at Balls Park, Hertfordshire, surrounded by her father's impressive art collection. Through family connections with the Eat India Company she acquired a particular passion for the exotic including Vizagapatam furniture. She married Charles Townshend, Lord Lynn, on 29 May 1723 and furnished several marital homes including 37 Grosvenor Street, London and Raynham Hall, Norfolk.
Audrey, Lady Townshend (née Harrison) spent her formative years at Balls Park, Hertfordshire, surrounded by her father's impressive art collection. Through family connections with the Eat India Company she acquired a particular passion for the exotic including Vizagapatam furniture. She married Charles Townshend, Lord Lynn, on 29 May 1723 and furnished several marital homes including 37 Grosvenor Street, London and Raynham Hall, Norfolk.