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MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED KYOTO KOMAI HAJIME SAKU (MADE BY KOMAI HAJIME OF KYOTO) AND INLAID SEAL MARK WITH THE INITIALS "T" AND "M"
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A shrine-form inlaid iron table cabinet
Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Kyoto Komai Hajime saku (Made by Komai Hajime of Kyoto) and inlaid seal mark with the initials "T" and "M"
The cabinet in shrine form set on four bracket feet, elaborately inlaid in gilt nunomezogan and hirazogan and silver, the two sides of the detachable roof decorated with dragons among clouds on stylized waves; the middle section set with a compartment applied with handles, pillars finely decorated with wood grain and square panels with a scrolling peony design; the rounded lower section with two hinged doors decorated with phoenixes, auspicious treasures, eight roundels of pavilion and landscape and applied with a beast mask above the doors; the sides filled with stylized tortoiseshell patterns inlaid in silver; the inside of the doors and faces of the drawers with the Eight Views of Lake Biwa (Omi hakkei), silver pulls and fittings, signature on the underside of the roof
16 ¾ in. (42.5 cm.) high
Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Kyoto Komai Hajime saku (Made by Komai Hajime of Kyoto) and inlaid seal mark with the initials "T" and "M"
The cabinet in shrine form set on four bracket feet, elaborately inlaid in gilt nunomezogan and hirazogan and silver, the two sides of the detachable roof decorated with dragons among clouds on stylized waves; the middle section set with a compartment applied with handles, pillars finely decorated with wood grain and square panels with a scrolling peony design; the rounded lower section with two hinged doors decorated with phoenixes, auspicious treasures, eight roundels of pavilion and landscape and applied with a beast mask above the doors; the sides filled with stylized tortoiseshell patterns inlaid in silver; the inside of the doors and faces of the drawers with the Eight Views of Lake Biwa (Omi hakkei), silver pulls and fittings, signature on the underside of the roof
16 ¾ in. (42.5 cm.) high