Featured Japanese Style Cabinet?

Discussion in 'Furniture' started by Dan G, Jul 19, 2019.

  1. Dan G

    Dan G New Member

    Anyone ever see anything like this?
    What would you call the carving style?
    It belongs to my neighbor, wonder if it's antique.
    Joinery is all mortise and tenon, dovetail drawers, not really 'fine' woodworking except the carving, which I can tell has some stylized animals (the ones I can make out, anyway! see the crab on the top middle panel)- the doors used to have locks which were covered up.
    There is no other ornamentation on the cabinet.
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    Dan G, Jul 19, 2019
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  2. Michael77

    Michael77 Well-Known Member

    Very nice cabinet, the carving on the upper section reminds of Kumiko. Not sure if it falls into that category.
     
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  3. Dan G

    Dan G New Member

    Kumiko is usually built piece by piece, this is all carved.
     
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  4. Michael77

    Michael77 Well-Known Member

    A very patient craftsman!
     
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  5. Christmasjoy

    Christmasjoy Well-Known Member

    LOVE IT !!! ... Joy. :)
     
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  6. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Those panels remind me of Vietnamese carvings. My impression is its a newer piece,from the 60s maybe. Beautiful thing.
     
    johnnycb09, Jul 19, 2019
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Same here. It is beautiful, and I agree, not very old.
     
    Any Jewelry, Jul 20, 2019
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  8. alex webb

    alex webb Well-Known Member

    i would like to call that a huanghuali "hundred antiques" wedding/dowry cabinet.
     
    alex webb, Jul 20, 2019
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  9. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It does look like it could be huali wood. I am not seeing any huang, which is the term for that beautifully subtle yellowish colour on antique huali furniture, from exposure to light.
    So possibly huali, but not huanghuali imo.

    Whichever the wood or the age, it is a beauty.
     
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