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Decorative Art, World
Japanese lacquerware smoking cabinet, Portable cabinets to hold pipe smoking accessories were common in Japanese homes and shops in the 19th century. Fitted with three drawers, this example is decorated on all four sides with auspicious symbols and domestic scenes. The containers on top were probably intended to hold ash and coals used for lighting the tobacco.
World, Decorative Art
Lidded lacquered container in drawstring fabric pouch
Small lacquered dish with landscape
Decorative Art
Small lacquered cup with family crest on the exterior
Wooden container with a type of rhinoceros beetle, Allomyrina dichotoma, portrayed on the lid and a ladybird on the side
Wooden comb decorated with lacquered bamboo design and small shell birds
World
Ornamental comb of lacquered wood decorated with blossom design
Incense burner with stylised paulownia leaf decoration and lattice lid
Lidded jar, with lacquer design that suggests a traditional textile cover and ornamental cords
Ceramics
Small, lacquered container with lattice and floral designs
Lacquerware tea caddy
Small lacquerware tray depicting a tree beside water
Small lacquered dish with three feet.
Taoka Maori
Complete adze Trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. The surface is ground, with flaking around butt and back Butt undifferentiated Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge smooth, sharp and straight. Prominent saw mark/gouge down the left side proper.
