Wood, lacquer technique and metal
Japan
Meiji to Taisho, 19th to 1st third of 20th cent.
SIZE 20,3 x 25 x 16,3 CM (HWD)
Very finely worked with geometric stylized flower decorations around, partly rendered in gold lacquer. A large drawer on the bottom, two doors above, both with locks and a small key. The doors behind which there are additional drawers, hold inserted panels with fine both-sided Chinese style paintings depicting landscape, as well as bamboo on the backside respectively. Each drawer has a curved handle and a black lacquer interior. Several metal fittings as ornaments or reinforcement
From an Austrian private collection