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pair of vintage Japanese-style wooden bookends that together form a single scene when placed side-by-side.
• Each bookend has a …
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pair of vintage Japanese-style wooden bookends that together form a single scene when placed side-by-side.
• Each bookend has a slightly curved rectangular body with a flat black lacquered base and top edge.
• The front surfaces are decorated with a lacquer or painted design of reeds and water-grass along a pond edge, executed in a simple, elegant linear style often associated with mid-20th-century Japanese export lacquerware.
• The tops feature large brass/bronze escutcheon-style corner plates fixed with small rivets or tacks—both decorative and protective.
• The overall aesthetic suggests Asian Arts-and-Crafts influence (Taishō–Shōwa era, c. 1920s–1950s), popular as export home accessories in the U.S. and Europe.
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- Dimensions
- 6.12ʺW × 3.5ʺD × 6.25ʺH
- Styles
- Chinoiserie
- Transitional
- Period
- 1930s
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Brass
- Paint
- Wood
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Cinnamon
- Condition Notes
- Excellent preowned condition. Excellent preowned condition. less
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