A miniature Japanese gilt-metal mounted shibayama-inlaid ivory shodana, Meiji Period (1868-1912) decorated in gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e and inlaid mother-of pearl, coral and ivory with various birds and insects amongst flowers and fruit, with two sliding doors, one inlaid with a maiden, the other with a samurai, the lower section with a pair of cupboard doors and an arrangement of drawers, on a plinth base, signed, losses to inlay and metalwork, some cracks and repairs, 22,5cm high, 19,5cm wide, 8,5cm deep