A superb black, silver, gold and red lacquer palanquin with shell inlays Japan, Edo period, 18th century | 日本 江戶時代 十八世紀 黑漆描金銀加彩嵌寶轎

Property from an old French family collection

A superb black, silver, gold and red lacquer palanquin with shell inlays

Japan, Edo period, 18th century

the exterior decorated with birds and chrysanthemums, the gilt and chiselled with môn copper fittings, the interior painted on paper with cherry trees and landscapes 

H. 116 cm, 45 5/8 in.

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Collection particulière française

Palanquin en laque noire, argent, or et rouge et incrustations de coquillages, Japon, époque Edo, XVIIIe siècle

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法國私人收藏

日本 江戶時代 十八世紀 黑漆描金銀加彩嵌寶轎