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          A LARGE LACQUER CABINET
          MEIJI PERIOD (19TH-20TH CENTURY)
          The cabinet set on a stand elaborately decorated in gold, silver and   For a similar cabinet in the collection of Suntory Museum, see
          polychrome lacquer hirakami-e, takamaki-e, togidashi and inlaid silver   Export Lacquer: Reflection of the West in Black and Gold Makie (Osaka:
          and mother-of-pearl, each side designed with gold and silver zig-zag   The Yomiuri Shinbun, 2008), pl. 283.
          panels with autumn flowers, stylized scrolling flowers and flying
          phoenix, the hinged doors opening to reveal five drawers designed
          with famous places in Kyoto, with elaborate silver fittings and handles
          11 x 15æ x 15æ in. (27.9 x 40 x 40 cm.)
          $50,000-70,000
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