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AN INLAID IRON CABINET MODELLED AS A SHRINE of the base with chidori (plovers) flying above spumy waves, the
Attributed to the Komai Company of Kyoto, Meiji era (1868-1912), exterior of the lower drawers with irises and roundels enclosing
late 19th/early 20th century thatched huts or pavilions on a fruiting vine ground, the underside
Worked throughout in typical Komai style of predominantly flat gold of the structure engraved with a spray of fruiting vine; unsigned.
overlay with extensive use of kebori for the details, constructed on 30.5cm 16.7cm (12in x 6½in).
two separate storeys raised on a stepped square base, each storey
constructed beneath a typically sloping roof fitted with hinged doors £15,000 - 20,000
concealing further drawers within, the upper roof decorated with a JPY2,000,000 - 2,600,000
flock of overlapping cranes surmounted by a tall stupa with a tama- US$18,000 - 25,000
shaped knop from which chains lead down to the roof’s corners,
where bells are suspended, the lower roof with ho-o (phoenixes) in For another two comparative shrines of this quality and type,
flight beneath kirimon (paulownia crests) on a ground of vine leaves, see Oliver Impey and Malcolm Fairley, The Nasser D. Khalili Collection
the exterior of the lower doors with ogee windows on each side of Japanese Art, Vol.II, Metalwork Part I, London, Kibo Foundation,
flanking buildings in rural settings or seasonal flowers, the sides 1995, cat. nos. 33 and 35.

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