Japanese Black Lacquer Kodansu Jewellery Cabinet - Meiji Period
This Japanese Meiji era (1868 - 1912) lacquered kodansu table cabinet and stand was made for export to the West at the height of Japonisme popularity at the beginning of the 20th century, ca 1900. It would be well suited as a jewellery cabinet for your most precious valuables.
This cabinet is of high-quality craftmanship with an intricately hand-carved background of interlocking floral patterns throughout the exterior. It is inset with six Satsuma porcelain plaques with butterfly hinges. The interior is skillfully decorated using the traditional Japanese maki-e techniques - the interior is painted with butterflies and cranes.
The Meiji era was a period of great change in Japan as it opened its ports to the West and transitioned from a feudal society to a modern nation-state. An appetite for Japonisme seized the West and as the foreign market grew the Meiji government actively promoted and funded the production and export of Japonisme work. Very few of the most outstanding works like this cabinet remained in Japan as they were mostly exported.
Dimensions:
33 x 22 x 40 (wxdxh cms)
From Japan
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Japanese Black Lacquer Kodansu Jewellery Cabinet - Meiji Period
Japanese Black Lacquer Kodansu Jewellery Cabinet - Meiji Period
This Japanese Meiji era (1868 - 1912) lacquered kodansu table cabinet and stand was made for export to the West at the height of Japonisme popularity at the beginning of the 20th century, ca 1900. It would be well suited as a jewellery cabinet for your most precious valuables.
This cabinet is of high-quality craftmanship with an intricately hand-carved background of interlocking floral patterns throughout the exterior. It is inset with six Satsuma porcelain plaques with butterfly hinges. The interior is skillfully decorated using the traditional Japanese maki-e techniques - the interior is painted with butterflies and cranes.
The Meiji era was a period of great change in Japan as it opened its ports to the West and transitioned from a feudal society to a modern nation-state. An appetite for Japonisme seized the West and as the foreign market grew the Meiji government actively promoted and funded the production and export of Japonisme work. Very few of the most outstanding works like this cabinet remained in Japan as they were mostly exported.
Dimensions:
33 x 22 x 40 (wxdxh cms)
From Japan
UK Delivery Charge - except Highlands & Islands £15
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This Japanese Meiji era (1868 - 1912) lacquered kodansu table cabinet and stand was made for export to the West at the height of Japonisme popularity at the beginning of the 20th century, ca 1900. It would be well suited as a jewellery cabinet for your most precious valuables.
This cabinet is of high-quality craftmanship with an intricately hand-carved background of interlocking floral patterns throughout the exterior. It is inset with six Satsuma porcelain plaques with butterfly hinges. The interior is skillfully decorated using the traditional Japanese maki-e techniques - the interior is painted with butterflies and cranes.
The Meiji era was a period of great change in Japan as it opened its ports to the West and transitioned from a feudal society to a modern nation-state. An appetite for Japonisme seized the West and as the foreign market grew the Meiji government actively promoted and funded the production and export of Japonisme work. Very few of the most outstanding works like this cabinet remained in Japan as they were mostly exported.
Dimensions:
33 x 22 x 40 (wxdxh cms)
From Japan
UK Delivery Charge - except Highlands & Islands £15
More delivery options available at checkout
