An inlaid ivory and Shibayama style kodansu (cabinet)


Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryThe exterior typically inlaid in Shibayama style with various materials and decorated with different seasonal flowers on the top and sides including peonies, rose mallows, hydrangeas and cherries, the hinged door opening to reveal two interior removable shelves decorated with a butterfly hovering over trailing wisteria, the inside of the door with a kingfisher flying over stalks of irises, the drawer pulls, door knob and mounts of silvered-metal in the form of a flower bud; unsigned. 10cm x 11cm x 8.5cm (4in x 4¼in x 3 3/8in).