Japanese Gilt Lacquer Kodansu Jewellery Cabinet - Meiji Period 19th Nagaland is a relatively inaccessible

Nagaland is a relatively inaccessible and unexplored area of India which borders with Myanmar

These tables can be referred to as 'his & hers' with one with a single drawer and the other with double drawers

This wonderfully characterful piece depicts a peacock whose wings open outwards to reveal the interior

A Japanese woodblock print by Hokusai from his Manga Volume 13 book depicting waterfalls

Japanese Gilt Lacquer Kodansu Jewellery Cabinet - Meiji Period 19th Nagaland is a relatively inaccessibleThis Japanese Meiji era (1868 1912) lacquered kodansu table cabinet and stand was made for export to The West at the height of Japonisme popularity at the beginning of the 20th century, ca 1900. This kodansu would be well suited as a jewellery cabinet and is decorated using the traditional maki e technique. It's decorated with ducks on the two main doors enclosed by a tree and foliage. The lower drawer shows two small birds playing against a backdrop