Offered by Cristina Ortega & Michel Dermigny
Vertical sword stand (tachi kake, ????), made of urushi lacquered wood, decorated with maki-e on a nashiji background.
The rectangular base with lobed corners rests on a nashiji background—gold lacquer with shimmering reflections—adorned with a kabuto (?, samurai helmet) rendered in polychrome vermilion and gold lacquer, accompanied by a shishi (??, mythical guardian lion) and cherry blossoms scattered in gilded hira-maki-e. A back panel in the shape of lobed clouds connects the base to the upright. The double-notched T-shaped top is designed to hold the sword scabbard.
Materials: Wood, urushi lacquer, gold powder, polychrome pigments. Techniques: Nashiji, hira-maki-e, taka-maki-e. Dimensions: Width approx. 29.5 cm — Total height approx. 65.5 cm Origin: Japan Period: Late Edo/Meiji period (circa 1850–1880)
Delevery information :
A special care is given to packing. Bigest pieces are crated.
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