£3,250
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 617
Auction: 5 November 2020 at 14:00 GMT
明治 芝山嵌花鳥紋置物櫃
the head with upturned sides, the cabinet irregularly designed with galleried sections that backed by openwork panels and storage compartments, in which three of sliding doors, one opened from front, and three drawers across the lower part, all lacquered doors applied with ivory, bone, and mother-of-pearl depicting quails, plum blossom, peonies, orchids, cranes, and other flora and birds, raised on two panelled feet
Provenance: Private English Collection, by direct family descent; the current owner's great grandfather imported such goods directly from Japan in the 19th century to sell in his shop in Southport, England