Edo period cabinet from the late 18th century

A small Edo-style cabinet in black lacquered wood from Japan, decorated in a Japanese style with architectural lakeside landscapes and floral motifs.

The entire piece is lacquered over a black background, enriched with polychrome lacquers in deep brown, red, gold, and green, applied with great finesse.
The front opens with two doors adorned with delicately crafted decoration depicting beautiful exterior scenes of pagodas in rocky and lakeside landscapes.
The interior, with its red lacquered panels, reveals a particularly refined layout including a removable top compartment and five small drawers arranged around a central drawer, all decorated with bouquets of flowers, foliage, and polychrome plant motifs on a brown background. The distinctive feature of this decoration is the intense red combined with green and gold, creating a gentle and poignant harmony.

The discreet pearl-shaped drawer pulls harmoniously punctuate the composition.

The cabinet rests on straight black lacquered legs framed with fine gilt fillets, incorporating a simulated drawer in the upper section with two drawer pulls. It is adorned with polychrome lacquered floral motifs, creating a decorative continuity between the cabinet and its base. The straight legs terminate in simulated sabots.
The sides and top of the cabinet are decorated with floral landscapes adorned with butterflies.

The fittings, hinges, keyhole escutcheons, and side handles are made of chased gilt bronze.

The design, of fine graphic quality, reflects the narrative and poetic aesthetic characteristic of the Edo period.

Work from the late 18th century.

Dimensions: Height 104 cm x Width 46 cm x Depth 30.5 cm