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THB18th C. Japanese Gilt & Lacquered Wood Box w/ Key
Lot 53a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Bidsquare : Art of Asia | Antiquity to Present
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Featuring antiquities, ancient and works of art ranging from the third millennium BCE to the present from China, Japan, South and Southeast Asia, and Korea. Including jades, bronzes, lacquer, textiles, paintings, prints, sculpture, ceramics, metalwork, and other art forms in other media. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring antiquities, ancient and works of art ranging from the third millennium BCE to the present from China, Japan, South and Southeast Asia, and Korea. Including jades, bronzes, lacquer, textiles, paintings, prints, sculpture, ceramics, metalwork, and other art forms in other media. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
East Asia, Japan, ca. 18th to 19th century. A charming treasure cabinet made from black lacquered wood with gilded (83% gold) landscape scenes and floral motifs as well as gilt brass (37 to 42% gold) mounts. The cabinet is accompanied by a brass key that opens the front hinged doors to reveal seven drawers, all with gilded decoration, six with brass ring-shaped pulls, and one that has a lock mechanism. (Please note: while this drawer does open, it no longer locks.) The cabinet stands upon a beautifully carved footed base and has twin brass handles, one on each side. Gilding on lacquer: 83% gold, equivalent to 20K+. Gilding on brass mounts: 37 to 42% gold, equivalent to 9K-10K. Size: 12.7" L x 12.5" W x 16" H (32.3 cm x 31.8 cm x 40.6 cm)
The decorative program is extensive. On the top panel of the cabinet is a scene that features an edifice, perhaps a tea house, with a rooster perched upon the roof, two large birds flying in the sky overhead, amidst a landscape filled with craggy rocks, flowing water, and bamboo trees, with mountains in the distance. The doors are decorated with flowering trees, a swooping bird in the sky, and a pagoda with multiple eaves on the lower left. The left proper side panel presents a flourishing water lily growing in a pond or lake with a bird flying overhead. The right proper side panel features a pair of birds flying around and enjoying the sweetness of the flowering foliage, perhaps lotus blossoms. Finally, the front panels of all of the drawers are decorated with floral motifs.
Provenance: private Evergreen, Colorado, collection, USA; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA, collection; acquired 1960 to 2000
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#163050Cabinet still has its key which works for doors, but does not lock the one interior drawer that was intended to lock. This said, this drawer and all of the others do pull out. There is a small hole on the front panel of the drawer that was intended to lock. Slight separation between top side panels and top. Minor scuffs, nick, and chips to the lacquered surfaces. Gilding is well preserved. Gilt brass elements have normal age wear and have developed a warm patina.Condition
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