TWO JAPANESE NAMBAN CABINETS MOMOYAMA PERIOD AND LATER One enclosing a central drawer with an...

TWO JAPANESE NAMBAN CABINETS

MOMOYAMA PERIOD AND LATER

One enclosing a central drawer with an arched panelled front, with two further drawers on either side, typically decorated with geometrical designs, flowers and scrolling tendrils in mother of pearl, gilt and brown lacquer on a black ground, the top with a quatre-lobed panel with birds flying over flowering trees, the other cabinet with two top drawers and a third underneath with similar decoration, the sides with panels containing shishi, on a pair of later Regency-style stands with gilt decoration, the cabinets 17cm x 25.5cm x 43cm max. (4)