Cabinet

Description

Cabinet in various woods, partly openwork with two sliding doors, five drawers with inlaid geometrical patterns and gold lacquer panels, engraved metal handles and mounts, and on a rectangular wooden stand: Japan, 1850 - 1900

Museum reference

A.1935.557

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Cabinet

Production information

Japan, East Asia

Date

Second half 19th century

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Metal

Exhibitions

• Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Jane Wilkinson and Nick Pearce, Harmony & Contrast: A Journey through East Asian Art (National Museums of Scotland, 1996), p.124