Cabinet with Design of Butterflies, Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century, Japan (Ryūkyū Islands), Red lacquer with painted decoration, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, H. 20 1/8 in. (51.1 cm); W. 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm); D. 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm), Lacquer, Butterflies and flowers are often found in the visual arts of China and the Ryūkyū Islands in the eighteenth century. The butterflies decorating this cabinet were painted in black and gold lacquer and inlaid with pearl shell
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Cabinet, Design, Butterflies, Edo period, 1615–1868, 18th century, Japan, Ryūkyū Islands, Red lacquer, painted decoration, inlaid, mother, pearl, H, 20 1/8, 51.1 cm, W, 16 1/2, 41.9, D, 10 3/8, 26.4, Lacquer, flowers, visual arts, China, eighteenth, butterflies decorating, cabinet, painted, black, gold, pearl shell
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