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Here is a drawered cabinet I bought for my daughter as a tool box about 20 years ago, but she has not yet been able to claim it yet. (Small problem of shipping.)

During a giant spring clean last week, it appeared out of the rat's nest!

 

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57 minutes ago, robinalexander said:

That seems an unusual 'painted'(?) finish Piers?

 

Looks rather brightish orange.  Is it traditional.....old finish or more recent?

Rob

Agreed. Possibly an attempt to make it look like Negoro-nuri, red over black. This was exactly how I saw it an an early morning antiques market in Fukuyama long ago. Despite the funky colour, I rather liked it! B-)

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I picked this up at the recent Bonham's auction - late 19th century Japanese lacquer box, about 3 inches across the longer direction, showing an autumn wind in a forest at almost unimaginable levels of detail.  The craftsmanship is completely stunning.

 

Robert S.

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Beautiful quality box. Meiji period lacquer can be staggering quality and imo is vastly undervalued given the degree of artistry and mind boggling skill involved. 

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Both the Japanese and Chinese have always been some of the best in their craftmanship. ( even a simple box )  Everything is made with a special artistic flare to it!  Even the weaponry has such artistic  special oooomph!  quality!  

 

Heritage Auction is having an upcoming auction of Woodblock art on September 25, 2024.   I was there the day this one Asian man came in with a huge Trailer full of both Japanese, Korean, Chinese woodblock and Jade carved snuff bottles and pottery!!!  He let me hold some....they were stunning!  

 

I have several pottery vases by Hamada Shoji which were modern, traditional and some transitional mixed together lending unique vases or bowls.  When I get in storage I will find try to take some photos of the other pieces. This is a photo of one I got via Heritage Auctions but they never sent the box it came in which is supposed to be with all his works-his boxes are art piece in it as well.   A great number of the swordsmiths in the Meiji period turned to rendering their art in numerous examples.  I have some Incense urns etc. Photo #2 is a vase with a Dragon holding a marble representing the Earth. This one is from the Taisho Period (1912-1926)  # 3 and #4 are a very large Incense Urn/Censor from early Meiji Period (  DETAIL OF THE DRAGONS ARE AWESOME )  # 5 is of a bowl and vase displayed at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts post WW2.    BTW works by Hamada Shoji range from 5K to 50K.   #6  I also wanted to show a painting by a local artist named Sasha Jones who lives here in Texas.

 

 

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