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A RARE AND UNUSUAL LACQUERED AND CLOISONNÉ-
ENAMEL TSURI-DANA (PORTABLE HANGING CABINET)
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926), early 20th century
Comprising a rectangular body with a hinged door, an upper and
lower display shelf, raised on four tall tapered cabriole legs, the front
of the door finely worked in silver wire and polychrome enamels with
clumps of keshi (poppies) enclosed in a circular panel surrounded by
four 16-petalled gold kiku mon (chrysanthemum crests) interwoven
among karakusa (‘Chinese grasses’), the sides embellished in gold,
silver and coloured togidashi maki-e, the right side with sprays of higiri
(Clerodendrum japonicum), the left side with leafy azami (thistles),
the edges, narrow sides, legs, and bottom shelf lacquered in gold and
silver hiramaki-e with the 16-petalled kiku-mon and the goshichi no kiri
mon (paulownia crest with seven and five flowers) on a glossy black-
lacquered ground, the narrow sides applied with silvered-metal double
ring openings to accommodate the tasselled-silk orange and purple
hanging cords; unsigned. 73cm x 41cm x 33.5cm
(28¾in x 16 1/16in x 13 3/16in).

£10,000 - 15,000
JPY1,900,000 - 2,900,000
US$13,000 - 20,000

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