Cabinet
Category
Furniture
Date
1920 - 1929
Materials
Wood
Measurements
830 x 895 x 470 mm
Place of origin
Hakone
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Hill Top, Cumbria
NT 641656
Summary
Japanese Tansu, decorated with Hakone Zaiku (as made at Hakone, nr Tokyo) (parquetry cabinet) 1920's?; two doors above enclose four pairs of drawers over a long drawer; below doors is a long drawer with lock; carrying handle at each end; all corners cased in metal; doors carried on five external strap-hinges; all this metal-work and handles are in a red metal engraved with floral designs; entire carcase covered in rich parquetry work incorporating irregular geometric patterns and motifs; edges of doors and drawers finished in black.