Shibayama shodana
Japanese
ivory,mother-of-pearl and lacquer detailed, decorated brown hardwood Shodana of rectangular design
with planked top and standing upon a Chinese style bow legged base and fitted in three levels overall with cupboards with sliding doors, centrally with display shelves and two main cupboards with sliding and hinged doors and the lower ending with four drawers, all facings of cupboards and drawers richly decorated with high relief details with floral arrangements set in imitation hanging baskets and bronze vases, birds displayed perched upon flowering branches and centrally with a figural scene of three youths play acting as Samurai holding a trumpet, Yari lance and sword set against display unit upon which stands a floral arrangement set in a lacquer work vase imitating bronze.
125.5cm high x 96.5cm diameter x 38cm deep