Antique Lacquered Bookcase Cabinet with Gilt Decorations

Item Description & Information

A late 19th-century, likely from the Meiji period (1868-1912) Japanese lacquered plum colour bookcase cabinet with gold decorations. The top with a pair of glazed doors enclosing two adjustable shelves sitting on a base with a single shelf. 

The gold decoration here likely involves maki-e (蒔絵), which literally means "sprinkled picture." The Chinoiserie style scenes and motifs of exotic birds including cranes, water fowl and pheasants in watery landscapes. 

Measurements: 208.2 cm (H); 110 cm (W); 48.5 cm (D). 

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