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The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art
A GOLD LACQUER KODANSU (SMALL CABINET)
JAPAN, MEIJI-TAISHO PERIOD (LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
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A GOLD LACQUER KODANSU (SMALL CABINET)
JAPAN, MEIJI-TAISHO PERIOD (LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
Of standard rectangular form, the rich kinji ground sumptuously decorated predominantly in shades of gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with slight red-lacquer details, profuse highlights of e-nashiji and kirikane, with embellishments of okibirame gold-foil mosaic, depicting scenes from Hatsune (The First Warbler) chapter 23 of Genji monogatari (The Tale of Genji), the exterior decorated with a continuous scene of the garden and the veranda of the Rokujo mansion sheltered beneath the canopy of pine trees set among rocks on a river, overhanging with flowering plum, the top surface inlaid in gold high relief with an uguisu (Japanese warbler) perched on a bamboo fence, the pair of hinged doors with a door catch opening to reveal four drawers decorated with Mount Fuji looming above rapid waters, the inside of one door with two moored boats on a rocky pine shore, applied with two carrying handles, and silvered-metal mounts carved with scrolling foliage.
4 ½ in. (11.4 cm.) high, 5 ½ in. (14 cm.) long, 3 7⁄8 in. (9.8 cm.) wide
JAPAN, MEIJI-TAISHO PERIOD (LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
Of standard rectangular form, the rich kinji ground sumptuously decorated predominantly in shades of gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with slight red-lacquer details, profuse highlights of e-nashiji and kirikane, with embellishments of okibirame gold-foil mosaic, depicting scenes from Hatsune (The First Warbler) chapter 23 of Genji monogatari (The Tale of Genji), the exterior decorated with a continuous scene of the garden and the veranda of the Rokujo mansion sheltered beneath the canopy of pine trees set among rocks on a river, overhanging with flowering plum, the top surface inlaid in gold high relief with an uguisu (Japanese warbler) perched on a bamboo fence, the pair of hinged doors with a door catch opening to reveal four drawers decorated with Mount Fuji looming above rapid waters, the inside of one door with two moored boats on a rocky pine shore, applied with two carrying handles, and silvered-metal mounts carved with scrolling foliage.
4 ½ in. (11.4 cm.) high, 5 ½ in. (14 cm.) long, 3 7⁄8 in. (9.8 cm.) wide
来源
Wrangham Collection.
Brought to you by
Zheng Ma
Head of Department, Senior Specialist
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