Cabinet
ca. 1750-1800 (made)
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Cabinet for incense utensils of thin cypress wood (hinoki) boards covered with tortoiseshell, rectangular in form and with a drop-fronted, removeable panel on its widest side, decorated with autumn plants in gold and silver hiramaki-e and takamaki-e lacquer with kirikane, together with applied metal chrysanthemums, peonies and a rabbit. The interior is fitted with a drawer at the bottom which runs the full width of the cabinet, above which to the left is a frame to hold five smaller and narrower drawers, with a shelf at the top for a tray with everted rims, as well as a squared, lidded container with curved sides and lined with gilt gold for burning incense on the right. The cabinet has silver fittings, including a lockplate and a handle on the top.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 10 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wood covered in tortoiseshell, with gold and silver lacquer and metal cutouts. |
| Brief description | Tortoiseshell cabinet with drop-front door, decorated with autumn plants in gold and silver lacquer and silver fittings; the interior fitted with five drawers, tray and an incense burner, Japan, ca. 1750-1800. |
| Physical description | Cabinet for incense utensils of thin cypress wood (hinoki) boards covered with tortoiseshell, rectangular in form and with a drop-fronted, removeable panel on its widest side, decorated with autumn plants in gold and silver hiramaki-e and takamaki-e lacquer with kirikane, together with applied metal chrysanthemums, peonies and a rabbit. The interior is fitted with a drawer at the bottom which runs the full width of the cabinet, above which to the left is a frame to hold five smaller and narrower drawers, with a shelf at the top for a tray with everted rims, as well as a squared, lidded container with curved sides and lined with gilt gold for burning incense on the right. The cabinet has silver fittings, including a lockplate and a handle on the top. |
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| Credit line | Salting Bequest |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | W.534-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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