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A Japanese Black Lacquer & Gilt-Copper-Mounted Chest On a George II Giltwood StandTHIRD-QUARTER 17TH CENTURY, THE STAND CIRCA 1730 Height: 39" Width: 60.5" Depth: 28" Inventory Number 8484-213 Price$120,000DescriptionThe hinged rectangular top and front decorated with mountainous landscapes within nashiji borders and mounted with foliated-engraved clasps, the large central escutcheon similarly engraved, with carrying handles to the sides; the interior decorated with nashiji lacquer. The stand with shaped apron centered by a shell and scrolling acanthus, raised on paw feet. Illustrated- Additional InformationFor similar Japanese 17th century chests, see O. Impey & C. Jörg, Japanese Export Lacquer 1580-1850, Amsterdam, 2005, p. 145, ills. 305-308. |
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