Japonisme inspired Cabinet

Japonisme Cabinet

Japonisme influenced the French, there is a highly important Japonisme ormolu, which was painted bronze, cloisonné enamel, silvered, gilt and copper galvanoplastie – mounted polissander and ebony encoignure cabinet-on-stand, which was done by the artists Christofle & Cie. The piece of furniture was put in Paris. On description of the cabinet, there is a three quarter faux-bambou superstructure, which is found in the top part, this part is holding up a shelf, but not touching, the two dragons that are climbing and joining are another two dragons to the angles, also  there is the convex found cabinet which has frieze drawers in it, which on it it has a butterfly which is pulled over a framed cloisonné panel, in which it is depicting another butterfly and blossoming branches, this happening in opposition of a latticework ground, these are guarding each other by a more distant drawer, also there is a square in front which was put with a Fro dog mask and ring handle in opposition of an enameled ground, then, not touching, there is a door which in the middle it has a relief shaped panel which is showing a geisha wolf under a blossom and a bamboo and with vessels to the scene, this furniture has foliated hinges and looks, in which it is personally designed with a reverse and interior fitting with two shelves, there is also side panels which in the middle part there is framed cherry blossom branches, a Japanese type of flower, which is put in opposition to a latticework ground, which also has panelled sides, the base part has foliated-etched mount, the stand has a stiff-leaf frieze, in opposition there is a fretwork done in styled foliage, the legs are of leaf-form feet, which the under-piece looks like paper.

References:

• Art Nouveau and Japonisme of Naturalistic Spoon. 2013. Art Nouveau and Japonisme of Naturalistic Spoon. [ONLINE] Available at: http://naturalisticspoon.com/Art_Nouveau_Japonisme.html. [Accessed 19 May 2013].