Cabinet with Design of Chrysanthemum by a Stream, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Gold and silver maki-e on lacquered wood with metal fittings, H. 15 in. (38.1 cm); W. 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm); D. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm), Lacquer, This cabinet, part of a wedding trousseau, comprised of thirty-one pieces, represents late Edo-period maki-e (decoration in gold and/or silver sprinkled powder) art at its finest. The Shimazu family, lords of Satsuma in Kyushu, ordered this traditional trousseau most likely for Taka-hime, who was married to Matsudaira Sadakazu, lord of Kuwana (Ise Province), around 1830
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Cabinet, Design, Chrysanthemum, Stream, Edo period, 1615–1868, 19th century, Japan, Gold, silver maki-e, lacquered wood, metal fittings, H, 15, 38.1 cm, W, 15 7/8, 40.3, D, 9 5/8, 24.4, Lacquer, cabinet, part, wedding trousseau, comprised, thirty, pieces, represents late, Edo-period, maki-e, decoration, gold, silver, sprinkled, powder, art, finest, Shimazu family, lords, Satsuma, Kyushu, ordered, traditional Taka-hime, married, Matsudaira Sadakazu, lord, Kuwana, Ise Province, 1830
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