Portable Cabinet with Drawers, Momoyama period (1573–1615), 16th century, Japan, Gold maki-e on black lacquer, inlaid with mother-of-pearl; silver mounts, H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); W. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm); D.10 1/4 in. (26 cm), Lacquer, This cabinet belongs to a category of goods known as nanban (literally, 'southern barbarians'), which were produced in Japan in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries for trade with Portugal and other European countries
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Portable Cabinet, Drawers, Momoyama period, 1573–1615, 16th century, Japan, Gold maki-e, black lacquer, inlaid, mother, pearl, silver mounts, H, 10 1/4, 26 cm, W, 5/8, 27, D.10, Lacquer, cabinet, belongs, category, goods, nanban, literally, southern barbarians, produced, late sixteenth, early seventeenth, centuries, trade, Portugal, European countries
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