A Negoro lacquer cabinet for tea-ceremony implementsEdo period (1615-1868), circa 1680-1700
Constructed as a variant of the typical shodana cabinet form, comprising a cupboard with a drop-front door which opens to reveal a divided interior with a single shelf; the exterior and base covered in rubbed red lacquer with patches of black lacquer interrupting the smooth red lacquer surface, the interior of plain wood, the top fitted with a gilt bracket handle applied with cloisonné-enamel mounts; with a wood storage box. 20.2cm x 24cm x 14.2cm (8in x 9½in x 5 5/8in). (2).