ANTIQUE 19thC JAPANESE SOLID SILVER MOUNTED SHIBAYAMA FAN ON STAND c.1890
19th Century Japanese Meiji period solid silver mounted shibayama fan on stand. Of traditional Japanese fan-shape, with a central gold lacquer roundel inlaid in mother of pearl and coral with a three beautiful geisha dancing.
The piece dates to the Meiji period (1890-1912), acid tested shows a 950+ silver standard, signed Houn.
Reference Number: A6386
DESCRIPTION
Antique late-19th Century Japanese Meiji period solid silver mounted shibayama fan on stand. Of traditional Japanese fan-shape, with a central gold lacquer roundel inlaid in mother of pearl and coral with a three beautiful geisha dancing, playing koto and flute in an interior rendered in black hiramaki-e (Japanese lacquerwork, gold decoration in low, or “flat,” relief), togidashi (In this technique, the design is painted in lacquer, and gold or silver powder is sprinkled over it), oki-birame (for this kind of ground decoration, small, irregularly shaped flakes of sheet gold or silver are used) on a kinji ground (In this kind of ground decoration, a thick layer of fine gold or silver grains is dusted onto a freshly lacquered surface and, when dry, covered with a clear lacquer). The central panel surrounded by openwork filigree scrollwork depicting chrysanthemums and floral scrolls, the underside of the central roundel lacquered in nashiji (form of maki-e (q.v.) that is frequently employed for the background of a pattern. Gold or silver flakes called nashiji-ko are sprinkled onto the surface of the object). The fan mounted on a removable wooden plinth. The piece dates to the Meiji period (1890-1912), acid tested shows a 950+ silver standard, signed Houn.
CONDITION
In Great Condition - No Damage.
SIZE
Height: 35cm
Width: 21.5cm
Weight: 585g
