"A Gold-lacquer Kodansu In The Shape Of A Minka Cottage"
A rare and large kodansu in gold lacquer, executed in takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and gold leaf, shaped as a traditional cottage and decorated with chrysanthemums. The front features seven drawers with silver handles, while the sides are adorned with windows framed by fine bamboo rods in bronze. The sloping thatched roof evokes the image of classic Japanese rural homes.
Published in the volume Selezione 2023.
Unsigned
Height: 28 cm | Width: 23.5 cm | Depth: 19.5 cm
Edo period, circa 1800
This extraordinary kodansu is a truly rare example of exceptional size, conceived as a charming minka cottage—the archetypal rural Japanese house of the Edo period.
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