Zentner Collection: Antique Japanese Tansu, Asian Works of Art
Antique Japanese lacquer stand with intricate mother-of-pearl inlay and painted details. The top depicts a dragon floating in swirling clouds. Each cloud is a fine dusting of different colors of shell inlay. The base is decorated with a tiger near a rocky waterfall. The stand has two arching legs which end in shoulders and apron with reserves depicting kirin, a phoenix and chimera. Every space is inlaid with pattern work all on a black lacquer ground.

Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 16" high x 13 1/2" wide x 10 1/2" deep
SOLD
item #1387710