Japanese Lacquered Kodansu Table Cabinet - Meiji Period Religious Item The original black lacquer &

The original black lacquer & paintwork still remains and it has beautiful floral carvings

5 x 53 (w x d x h) cms

Reference: Comparable examples illustrated in Karen Mazurkewich’s Chinese Furniture: A Guide to Collecting Antiques

The body of the lamp is ingeniously formed as a stylised peacock

This vintage Marapachi Bommai wooden doll forms part of the traditional Golu display associated with the Navaratri festival in South India

Japanese Lacquered Kodansu Table Cabinet - Meiji Period Religious Item The original black lacquer &This striking black & gold Japanese kodansu table cabinet dates from the Meiji period (1868 30 Jul 1912) and is in excellent condition. The artwork on this kodansu is of very high quality. The doors are richly decorated with large peacocks and butterflies within an outdoor scene. The metal mounts are intricately engraved in Karakusa. Kodansu like these were made for export to The Western market. The Meiji era was a period of great change in Japan as