Kabinet – IJzer, Gold overlay – Attributed to the Komai Company of Kyoto – Japan – Meiji periode (1868-1912) – Inlaid cabinet shrine

An inlaid iron cabinet modelled as a shrine.Meiji period (1868-1912), late 19th / early 20th century.Worked throughout in typical Komai style of predominantly flat gold overlay with extensive use of kebori (plain line engraving) for the details, constructed on two separate storeys raised on a stepped square base, each storey constructed beneath a sloping flat roof fitted with hinged doors concealing further drawers within, the upper roof decorated with ho-o birds in flight bordered by half chrysanthemum crests surmounted by a tall stupa with a tama-shaped knop, each corner of the lower roof adorned with a suspended bell, decorated with writhing dragons bordered by half chrysanthemum crests, the exterior of the lower front doors decorated with Kiyomizu Temple and the sides with thatched buildings in a landscape and different kacho-ga (bird-and-flower scenes) including butterflies hovering over irises, the top surface of the stepped base decorated with famous places including Byodoin Temple, the Gojunoto (Five-Storey Pagoda), and Togetsukyo Bridge in Arashiyama, also fitted with two drawers, the sides of the base with chidori (plovers) skimming over foaming waves, the other narrow edges with repeated geometric motifs and fruiting vine, the underside of silver; unsigned. Ref:For a similar shrine of slightly larger... lees verder bij Catawiki