Japanese Black Lacquer Kodansu Jewellery Cabinet - Meiji Period Planters & Wastepaper Bins 5 x 5 x 29

5 x 5 x 29

This beautifully carved architectural bracket is from a set of four and would have come from a large chariot called a 'Rath' or sometimes 'Juggernaut'

This style is specific to the Northern provinces of China

the acanthus leaves are skillfully carved

Originally it would have been a very huge and very heavy piece of furniture

Japanese Black Lacquer Kodansu Jewellery Cabinet - Meiji Period Planters & Wastepaper Bins 5 x 5 x 29This Japanese Meiji era (1868 1912) lacquered kodansu table cabinet and stand was made for export to the West at the height of Japonisme popularity at the beginning of the 20th century, ca 1900. It would be well suited as a jewellery cabinet for your most precious valuables. This cabinet is of high quality craftmanship with an intricately hand carved background of interlocking floral patterns throughout the exterior. It is inset with six Satsuma