SIGNED NIHON KOKU KYOTO JU KOMAI SEI [MADE BY KOMAI IN KYOTO, JAPAN], MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
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A KOMAI IRON TABLE CABINET
SIGNED NIHON KOKU KYOTO JU KOMAI SEI [MADE BY KOMAI IN KYOTO, JAPAN], MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
Two doors opening to reveal six drawers and a shelf, above two drawers and bracket feet, decorated in gold and silver nunomezogan and hirazogan with some copper details, the top panel with a peacock beneath cherry, the front doors with scenery of a lake and Mount Fuji, the sides with bamboo and the back panel with two tigers, above a panel of butterflies, the edges with various geometric and floral designs, the insides of the doors and the interior drawers with various flowers and birds, the door catch shaped as a flock of birds, the feet with stylised flowers and scrolls, inlaid signature in double square with a dragonfly on base, with a fitted wood storage box
12.2 cm. wide, 12 cm. high
SIGNED NIHON KOKU KYOTO JU KOMAI SEI [MADE BY KOMAI IN KYOTO, JAPAN], MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
Two doors opening to reveal six drawers and a shelf, above two drawers and bracket feet, decorated in gold and silver nunomezogan and hirazogan with some copper details, the top panel with a peacock beneath cherry, the front doors with scenery of a lake and Mount Fuji, the sides with bamboo and the back panel with two tigers, above a panel of butterflies, the edges with various geometric and floral designs, the insides of the doors and the interior drawers with various flowers and birds, the door catch shaped as a flock of birds, the feet with stylised flowers and scrolls, inlaid signature in double square with a dragonfly on base, with a fitted wood storage box
12.2 cm. wide, 12 cm. high
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