A SUPERB AND LARGE LACQUER CABINET DEPICTING KUJAKU... Lot n° 43

A SUPERB AND LARGE LACQUER CABINET DEPICTING KUJAKU (PEACOCKS) AND SAKURA (CHERRY) BLOSSOMS Japan, 18th-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) The rectangular cabinet with two doors opening to a compartment with two shelves, the edges with chased metal fittings. The exterior and interior worked in thick gold takamaki-e and hiramaki-e, the details embellished with mother-of-pearl, depicting on the front a resplendent peacock with a peahen beneath a blossoming sakura (cherry) tree on a cavernous rock surrounded by wildflowers and a stream of water. The interior decorated with birds of paradise among flowers, the interior doors decorated in gold lacquer with idyllic scenes of fishing boats. SIZE 78.3 x 49.8 x 25.6 cm Condition: Very good, age-related condition. Wear, age cracks, repairs to the back board, small losses to lacquer, and a single metal fitting lost. Overall presenting very well. Auction comparison: Compare a related large lacquer cabinet, 53.5 cm high, c. 1750-1850, at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 28 October 2020, Vienna, lot 143 ( sold for EUR 6,952). Compare a related lacquer cabinet and stand decorated with birds, 76 cm wide, dated Meiji period, at Christie’s, A South American Private Collection, 5 December 2019, London, lot 221 (sold for GBP 20,000).