Japanese Black Lacquer Bo Dansu From Sakata - Meiji Period Wool a scholar’s rock associated with

a scholar’s rock associated with contemplation

The body of the lamp is ingeniously formed as a stylised peacock

elephants with deer atop the lid

A comparable example is illustrated on page 77 of Flames of Devotion: Oil Lamps From South & South East Asia & The Himalayas by Sean Anderson

They are hand carved in white marble by skilled craftspeople in Udaipur using traditional methods

Japanese Black Lacquer Bo Dansu From Sakata - Meiji Period Wool a scholar’s rock associated withThis striking antique black lacquer Japanese Bo Dansu chest is typical of those made in the coastal trading port of Sakata. This style of black lacquer tansu was made in both Tsuruoka & Sakata however, they had distinct variation in ironwork techniques. Sakata ironwork was flat, chiseled and thick whereas Tsuruoka ironwork is repoussd (raised metalwork). This chest dates to the 19th century in the Meiji period (1868 1912) and is constructed from kiri.