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Shelf for Cosmetic Boxes with Design of Dragonflies and Thistles (T-4888)

Creator: Kazuko Taniuchi
Offered by: Thomsen Gallery

Description
Taniuchi Kazuko
Shelf for Cosmetic Boxes with Design of Dragonflies and Thistles
Size 40¼ x 38¾ x 15¼ in. (102.5 x 98.5 x 39 cm)

A kurodana (set of shelves, originally for display and storage of cosmetic boxes and toiletries) in traditional format, constructed from wood components, covered in polished black roiro lacquer, the doors and side of the cupboard decorated in colored lacquer with dragonflies and thistles; copper alloy hinges and handles

Signed with incised characters on the right-hand door: Kazuko with a red seal Kazuko

Taniuchi Kazuko is a contemporary woman artist working in Wajima, an important center of the traditional lacquer industry located on the north coast of the Noto Peninsula about seventy miles from the city of Kanazawa.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Notes:	Signed on right hand door
Origin:	Japan
Period:	1980-1999
Materials:	Colored lacquer on black lacquer on wood
Condition:	Good. Excellent condition
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Asian
Patterns:	Asian/Oriental, Florals/Botanical, Handmade, Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	T-4888
Incollect Reference #:	745305

Dimensions

W.	38.9 in;	H.	40.35 in;	D.	15.35 in;
W.	98.8 cm;	H.	102.5 cm;	D.	39 cm;

Message from Seller:

Thomsen gallery, located in a townhouse on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, offers important Japanese paintings and works of art to collectors and museums worldwide. The gallery specializes in Japanese screens and scrolls; in early Japanese tea ceramics from the medieval through the Edo periods; in masterpieces of ikebana bamboo baskets; and in gold lacquer objects.