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Gold Maki-e Kodansu browse these categories for related items... All Items: Japanese: Lacquer: Decorations: Pre 1900: item #912976 Please refer to our stock #03-314 when inquiring.
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| This is a rare and major gold- lacquered and multi-media inlaid kodansu on self stand, its hinged door with lock and key opening to three interior drawers. The exterior is adorned on all five sides with luxuriant foliage in gold and silver togadashi and inlaid with a rich display of insects in ivory, aogai, tortoise shell, coral and semi-precious stones. The interior is decorated in nashiji and geometric patterns in togadashi; ivory inlays and a takamaki-e design of nuts and fruits adorn the door. (This kodansu was formerly in the lacquer collection of the late Anthony H.G. Fokker of Java, a noted Dutch airplane designer, and later a part of the Greenfield Collection.) This kodansu is in very good condition with very minor wear consistent with age. Length: 5", Height: 4" 18th Century (Edo Period), Japan | |||||||||
