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Signed Mid 19th C. Edo/Meiji Period Miniature Lacquer Stacking Cabinet, Japan
About the Item
The highly decorated tray in the form of a table frames a series of three stacking boxes, a further three lidded boxes and a tray concealed within, raised on ogee bracket feet.
This fine lacquer stacking cabinet of gold and black is a variation on a cabinet for incense. It contains small boxes within boxes to hold incense woods and an outer tray in the form of a table with legs.
All of the original eleven components are present.
The opening up of Japan in the mid-1850s after more than two centuries of seclusion from the rest of the world triggered a huge interest in Japanese art and design. Western collectors, artists and designers particularly admired lacquer, for which they had no equivalent.
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This stacking cabinet relates closely to an example purchased by the Victoria & Albert Museum at the Paris Exhibition of 1867 (accession number: 875 to J-1869). This and subsequent international exhibitions were largely responsible for introducing Japanese art to the Western public. Lacquerwork formed a central part of the Japanese displays at these exhibitions. Some examples were old, but the majority, like this piece, were new or nearly new. The V&A acquired 20 items of Japanese lacquer work from the Paris Exhibition.
It is plausible that this item was purchased at the Paris Exhibition in 1867.
Provenance: Private collection Salisbury.
- Dimensions:Height: 4.89 in (12.4 cm)Width: 5.12 in (13 cm)Depth: 3.51 in (8.9 cm)
- Style:Meiji (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Lacquer,Lacquered
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1860-1870
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Good original condition with minor wear in line with age and use.
- Seller Location:Oxfordshire, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU4936225943092
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