Cabinet
1700-1750 (made)
| Place of origin |
A rectangular cabinet with two duble-hinged doors at each side and opening down the middle to reveal twelve drawers of different sizes in seven rows, with the narrow top and bottom drawer each running the full widh of the cabinet. The top drawer contains a tray for incense decorated with a design of lion and peonies, while the bottom drawer contains three boxes to hold incense, decorated with autumn plants, cherry blossoms and irises. The top of the cabinet depicts a flower cart with peonies and wisteria, while plum trees and camellias decorate the exterior of the doors and left side, while on the back and right-hand side are gardenias and cherry blossoms; the reverse of the doors is decorated with sprigs of cherry blossoms, while the front of the drawers depicts autumn plants, including chrysanthemums, bellflowers and patrinias. Wood covered in gold powder over black lacquer, and gyobu nashi-ji on the drawer fronts, inlaid with gold and silver cutouts and imitation coral, with silver fittings.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 20 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wood covered in black and gold lacquer inlaid with gold and silver cutouts and imitation coral. |
| Brief description | Cabinet with two front doors opening to reveal twelve drawers of different sizes, with the top drawer containing a tray and bottom holding three boxes, each with a lid, decorated with a flower cart, plum trees, cherry blossoms and other seasonal flowers, wood covered in black and gold lacquer, inlaid with gold and silver cutouts and imitation coral, with silver fittings, Japan, 1700-1750. |
| Physical description | A rectangular cabinet with two duble-hinged doors at each side and opening down the middle to reveal twelve drawers of different sizes in seven rows, with the narrow top and bottom drawer each running the full widh of the cabinet. The top drawer contains a tray for incense decorated with a design of lion and peonies, while the bottom drawer contains three boxes to hold incense, decorated with autumn plants, cherry blossoms and irises. The top of the cabinet depicts a flower cart with peonies and wisteria, while plum trees and camellias decorate the exterior of the doors and left side, while on the back and right-hand side are gardenias and cherry blossoms; the reverse of the doors is decorated with sprigs of cherry blossoms, while the front of the drawers depicts autumn plants, including chrysanthemums, bellflowers and patrinias. Wood covered in gold powder over black lacquer, and gyobu nashi-ji on the drawer fronts, inlaid with gold and silver cutouts and imitation coral, with silver fittings. |
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| Content description | Seasonal flowers and trees, flower cart |
| Style | |
| 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. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.591:1-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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