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A MAGNIFICENT GOLD-LACQUER KODANSU standing beneath flowering branches on a rich nashiji ground, the top
(SMALL CABINET) WITH EN-SUITE STAND surmounted by a handle in the form of a silver wire basket containing
Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1870-1880 an arrangement of gold-lacquered blooms comprising three hydrangea
Of standard form with hinged door opening to reveal within three and a lily, the corners fitted with engraved silver mounts, all raised on a
drawers, the kinji ground lavishly decorated with a continuous design detachable tall four-legged square stand lacquered with repeated stylised
in gold takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, e-nashiji and kirikane with scenes of butterflies and flowers over a chequered roiro-kirikane ground; unsigned.
autumnal plants and flowers comprising susuki (pampas grass), fuyo The kodansu: 16.7cm x 19cm x 13.5cm (6 9/16in x 7½in x 5¼in);
(rose mallow), hagi (bush clover), kuzu (kudzu vine) and ominaeshi the stand: 9.5cm x 20.6cm x 14.5cm (3¾in x 8 1/8in x 5¾in). (5).
(valerian), the front embellished with butterflies hovering over flowering
kiku (chrysanthemums) bordered by a simulated mokume (wood-grain) £20,000 - 30,000
band, two sides with a pair of quails on the banks of a meandering JPY2,900,000 - 4,400,000
stream, the reverse with a wagtail foraging for seeds, the drawers US$26,000 - 39,000
similarly lacquered with tanchozuru (red-crested cranes) in flight and

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