A shibayama inlaid lacquered wood cabinetMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Of conventional form with a symmetrical arrangement of sliding doors and a hinged double cupboard and single doors and open shelves, each door and drawer inset with a differently-shaped panel decorated in gold takamaki-e and applied in typical Shibayama inlay depicting either a Chinese boy acting out a leisurely pursuit or a bird among seasonal flowers, the top and exposed scrolled shelf surfaces undecorated, the details inlaid in bone, mother-of-pearl and ivory; signed Nanpo with five signature tablets. 124cm x 101cm x 27cm (47 7/8in x 39¾in x 10 5/8in).