MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
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A Gold Lacquer Two Door Kodansu And A Gold Lacquer Single Door Kodansu
Meiji Period (Late 19th Century)
The first decorated with buildings in mountainous landscapes in varying colours of gold takamakie, hiramakie and kirikane with a rich gyobu ground for the sky, the interior of the doors decorated in similar techniques with a pair of mandarin ducks on water beneath a plum tree, the two small and three larger drawers decorated on the front with a plum tree in usu-niku takamakie on a nashiji ground, silver drawer handles, the remainder of the drawers in nashiji with fundame rims, the base of the cabinet nashiji, the silver hinges and lock plates, minor old damage, together with a matching stand in gyobu, nashiji and fundame; the other piece decorated with buildings in mountainous landscapes in varying colours of gold hiramakie, takamakie and kirikane with a rich gyobu ground for the sky, the interior of the door decorated with a pair of birds in a plum tree on a nashiji ground, the front of the three drawers similarly decorated, with scattered plum blossom, silver hinges, lock plate and drawer handles, the rear of the drawers and the base nashiji
5¼in (13.5cm.) wide and 4¾in. (12cm.) long respectively (2)
Meiji Period (Late 19th Century)
The first decorated with buildings in mountainous landscapes in varying colours of gold takamakie, hiramakie and kirikane with a rich gyobu ground for the sky, the interior of the doors decorated in similar techniques with a pair of mandarin ducks on water beneath a plum tree, the two small and three larger drawers decorated on the front with a plum tree in usu-niku takamakie on a nashiji ground, silver drawer handles, the remainder of the drawers in nashiji with fundame rims, the base of the cabinet nashiji, the silver hinges and lock plates, minor old damage, together with a matching stand in gyobu, nashiji and fundame; the other piece decorated with buildings in mountainous landscapes in varying colours of gold hiramakie, takamakie and kirikane with a rich gyobu ground for the sky, the interior of the door decorated with a pair of birds in a plum tree on a nashiji ground, the front of the three drawers similarly decorated, with scattered plum blossom, silver hinges, lock plate and drawer handles, the rear of the drawers and the base nashiji
5¼in (13.5cm.) wide and 4¾in. (12cm.) long respectively (2)