Japanese Style Stained Beech Cabinet with Dragon Surmount
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A stained beech cabinet in the Japanese manner, attributed to Gabriel Viardot, French, late 19th century, with a carved dragon surmount above an arrangement of cabinets and shelves, oriental style carved and pierced elements throughout with applied figures and cranes in bronze, coloured shell and bone, above cabriole legs, 170 cm high, 65 cm wide, 34 cm deep
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- Bronze - An alloy of copper and tin, traditionally in the proportions of about 9 parts of copper to 1 part of tin.
The discovery of bronze in Western Asia in the 4th century enabled people to create metal objects which were superior to those previoulsy possible because of its strength and hardness, and it has been used throughout the world for weapons, coins, tools, statuary and other decorative items.
It is very fluid in a molten state, and its hardness, strength when set, and non-corrosive properties makes it most suitable for casting sculpture. - Attributed - A cataloguing term where the item in the opinion of the cataloguers, is a of the period of the artist, craftsman or designer, and which probably in whole or part is the work of that person.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- Chinese furniture, chairs - chairs, dragon carved 272
- Japanese furniture, item types