SMALL CABINET - "KÔDANSU" in lacquered wood enhanced with chiselled metal fittings, featuring on the front one large and two small drawers in the lower section, and two doors revealing six drawers; the drawers and the reverse of the doors are decorated with Japanese landscapes in gold hiramaki-e on a black background, the doors adorned on the outside with two matching cartouches, featuring a taka design and gold and silver hiramaki-e depicting a bird of prey by a waterfall observing cranes in flight on the other door; the panels, in reddish-brown lacquer on the front and black on the sides, are decorated with floral motifs. (Minor imperfections, lacquer chips and signs of wear). Japan, Meiji period, c. 1900. A LACQUERED WOOD CABINET, ‘KÔDANSU’, JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD, CA. 1900. DIM. 41 X 44.5 X 22 CM (16 1/8 X 17 1/2 X 8 11/16 IN.)