Japan, Momoyama period (1573-1615), late... - Lot 47 - De Baecque et Associés

Lot 47
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Japan, Momoyama period (1573-1615), late... - Lot 47 - De Baecque et Associés
Japan, Momoyama period (1573-1615), late 16th/early 17th century Namban (or Nanban) wooden cabinet decorated with gold hiramaki-e lacquer and aogai inlays, opening with two leaves on nine drawers surrounding a central drawer (with lock) decorated with an arch in relief, the cabinet decorated on the front in a polylobed medallion with two minogame turtles in front of pawlonia (kiri) and campanula (kikyo) bushes, on the top with two cranes among kikyo in an identical medallion, on the sides, in arched medallions, with two deer under a maple tree and a tachibana (citrus) on the left, and two long-tailed roosters under the same trees on the right, all surrounded by diamond (shippo-tsunagi), checkerboard and zigzag motifs, the back of the cabinet and the inside of the doors decorated with asagao (belle-de-jour) flower scrolls, the drawers each decorated with one of the above-mentioned species of trees, with chrysanthemum flower holds, the corners and sides reinforced by copper fittings incised with flowers, two copper handles on the sides, with its key. H. 42,5 cm ; L. 63 cm ; prof. 36 cm LDM Wear, detachments, chips and missing lacquer, missing inlays (especially on the top, and sides). Cracks to the wood. Exterior lock probably replaced. This rare cabinet is part of the so-called Namban (or Nanban) objects, which means "Southern barbarians": indeed it was made in Japan for the European market, via the Portuguese trade. Inspired by a western form, this cabinet bears some typically Japanese motifs, and especially a rich technique of gold lacquer decoration which fascinated the Europeans. Namban lacquerware was the first Japanese lacquerware to reach the West.
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