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A LACQUER CABINET
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), ATTRIBUTED TO SHIBATA
ZESHIN (1807-1891)
Rectangular, with drop front ecnclosing six drawers with metal pulls,
the exterior of the cabinet designed with high-relief lacquer appliqués
simulating iron and soft-metal sword fittings on a red ground, the
finely lacquered motifs, the edges recessed and finished in metallic
dark gray; with incised silver fittings
13æ x 12º x 9 in. (34.9 x 30.8 x 22.9 cm.)
$20,000-30,000

For other boxes by Zeshin designed with high-relief lacquer
appliqués simulating tsuba and kozuka, see Goke Tadaomi, ed.,
Bakumatsu kaikaki no shikko, eshi: Shibata Zeshin meihinshu (Lacquer
and lacquer craftsmen from the period of enlightenment at the end
of the Tokugawa regime: Shibata Zeshin masterpieces) (Tokyo:
Gakushu kenkyusha, 1981), pls. 54-60; and Joe Earle, The Nasser D.
Khalili Collection of Japanese Art: Shibata Zeshin (London: The Kibo (another view)
Foundation, 1996), no. 72.