Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1890's Stacking Clothing Tansu Chest 35"W Tetsubin or textile repurposing

or textile repurposing

It includes the body

the female's subtler spotted body — a composition that draws on the classical kachō-ga (花鳥画

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Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1890's Stacking Clothing Tansu Chest 35"W Tetsubin or textile repurposingThis is an Antique Japanese Kimono chest or Ishodansu. This tansu was made in the mid Meiji era (c. 1880's) of all solid Keyaki (Japanese elm) front and case with Sugi (Japanese cedar) interiors. The all Keyaki exterior indicates a very high quality construction. Ishodansu were used to store precious kimono, obi and accessories. This chest can be easily used stacked or separated for use as two bedside pieces, for example. This tansu chest is made with