- XVI

L-0064

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 17.7; Larghezza: 16.2; Profondità: 16.2

legno laccato e intagliato

Cabinet (tansu) of almost cubic shape built in the typical shape characterizing the containers for seals. It has a projecting base and is equipped with side handles, a lock plate with padlock and handle to open the yellow bronze ring drawers. A pull-out door closes two internal drawers while a compartment at the lid encloses a separate upper space. All interior surfaces and the base are covered in glossy black lacquer. On the lid, a twelve-element border encloses a central cruciform motif; the door, rear face and side faces feature compositions of mirror pairs of jianhuan (sword apple motif) in three variants. The drawers are likely to be a non-recent Japanese replacement.