Outstanding Japanese Meiji Period Lacquer Screen

19th century

Sold by Rams Head Antiques

Description

This is a fine example of Japanese lacquer work from the Meiji period with outstanding hand painted detail and wonderful gilding. The two fold screen has a wonderful rich depth of colour throughout with superb overlaid detail in the form meticulously carved geese in flight around a dusky moonlit sky descending into marshland. The screen is constructed in the form of panels which are set into the solid rosewood frame mounted with beautifully hand tooled metal brackets. The upper arched panels have raised lacquer work depicting majestic cranes which have the most beautiful gilding. The lower panels have superb hand painted floral designs with delicate butterflies and gilded detail. There is an area of cracking with an historic repair to the upper right panel best seen in photo 6. The screen is a fine quality piece that dates from around 1890 and makes a really dramatic impact in any situation.

The screen is 179 cm high and each panel is 74 cm wide.

Declaration

Rams Head Antiques has dated this piece to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA389218

Dealers Notes

Rams Head Antiques is a family business based in Wolsingham in Weardale where we have had shop premises for 28 years. The shop is generally open every Saturday from 11 am till 3 pm.

You are most welcome to visit the shop but please always check to confirm we are open before travelling. We have been in the antiques trade for well over thirty years now and stock a wide and varied range of antiques and decorative items specialising in carpets and Eastern and Oriental items as well as Georgian and Victorian furniture, mirrors, oil paintings, prints, ceramics and clocks.

We can arrange worldwide delivery on all the items we have in stock, please ask for an accurate quote.

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Description

This is a fine example of Japanese lacquer work from the Meiji period with outstanding hand painted detail and wonderful gilding.

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The two fold screen has a wonderful rich depth of colour throughout with superb overlaid detail in the form meticulously carved geese in flight around a dusky moonlit sky descending into marshland.

Rams Head Antiques

The screen is constructed in the form of panels which are set into the solid rosewood frame mounted with beautifully hand tooled metal brackets. The upper arched panels have raised lacquer work depicting majestic cranes which have the most beautiful gilding. The lower panels have superb hand painted floral designs with delicate butterflies and gilded detail. There is an area of cracking with an historic repair to the upper right panel best seen in photo 6. The screen is a fine quality piece that dates from around 1890 and makes a really dramatic impact in any situation.

The screen is 179 cm high and each panel is 74 cm wide.

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this piece to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA389218

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