Japanese Black Lacquer Bo Dansu From Sakata - Meiji Period Wool A comparable example is illustrated

A comparable example is illustrated on page 77 of Flames of Devotion: Oil Lamps From South & South East Asia & The Himalayas by Sean Anderson

They are hand carved in white marble by skilled craftspeople in Udaipur using traditional methods

Dimensions: W38 x D38 x H77 cm

These mirrors would have been commissioned for wealthy merchants in Gujarat & Rajasthan in India

The fittings are made from brass and are mostly circular in form

Japanese Black Lacquer Bo Dansu From Sakata - Meiji Period Wool A comparable example is illustratedThis striking antique black lacquer Japanese Bo Dansu chest is typical of those made in the coastal trading port of Sakata. This style of black lacquer tansu was made in both Tsuruoka & Sakata however, they had distinct variation in ironwork techniques. Sakata ironwork was flat, chiseled and thick whereas Tsuruoka ironwork is repoussd (raised metalwork). This chest dates to the 19th century in the Meiji period (1868 1912) and is constructed from kiri.