Cabinet, Maki-e Lacquer, Japan, Meiji Era (1868–1912)

Japanese wooden cabinet finished with lacquer and gilding. Behind the pair of doors are six drawers, as well as a large drawer in the lower section. Relief-carved motifs (takamaki-e) on the front doors, landscape designs on the drawers (hiramaki-e), and a background sprinkled with gold (nashiji). Corners, hinges, and lock plates made of engraved brass, along with characteristic curved handles (mokko-gata). Three-dimensional high reliefs on the doors depicting birds and flowering branches, combined with miniature lacquer landscapes (suiroku) on the interior drawers. Among the decorative motifs are birds of paradise, trees, and flowers, notably peonies.

Maki-e lacquer, Japan, Meiji era (1868–1912)

Height 33.5 cm, length 36.5 cm, width 19 cm.

Condition visible in the photos: relatively good, with signs of wear, cracks in the wood, and slight chipping of the lacquer.

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