A Magnificent small lacquer cabinet 19th century richly decorated in gold, silver hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, kirigane, okibirame, silver inlay and gold foil with scenes from the Tales of Genji, showing a pavilion and a bridge over a pond, a carriage possibly used by Genji next to a pine tree and a singing warbler on a plum tree from the Hatsune chapter, the top and sides with continuous scenes, the interior of the hinged doors with a fence and sho-chiku-bai (pine, bamboo and plum) beside a stream and a gate and a bridge to the right, flanking five drawers decorated with leaf filled kikko (tortoise shell) pattern, the hanabish (flower lozenge) shippo band, bamboo and plum blossoms over a lattice, peony and butterflies on a woven pattern, and another hanabishi lozenge, fitted with kanagu (metal mounts) engraved with foliate scrolls 8 1/2 by 13 by 10 1/2 in., 21.6 by 33 by 26.7 cm
A Magnificent small lacquer cabinet 19th century richly decorated in gold, silver hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, kirigane, okibirame, silver inlay and gold foil with scenes from the Tales of Genji, showing a pavilion and a bridge over a pond, a carriage possibly used by Genji next to a pine tree and a singing warbler on a plum tree from the Hatsune chapter, the top and sides with continuous scenes, the interior of the hinged doors with a fence and sho-chiku-bai (pine, bamboo and plum) beside a stream and a gate and a bridge to the right, flanking five drawers decorated with leaf filled kikko (tortoise shell) pattern, the hanabish (flower lozenge) shippo band, bamboo and plum blossoms over a lattice, peony and butterflies on a woven pattern, and another hanabishi lozenge, fitted with kanagu (metal mounts) engraved with foliate scrolls 8 1/2 by 13 by 10 1/2 in., 21.6 by 33 by 26.7 cm
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