Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1870's Clothing Kiri Kimono Tansu Stand 35" Shin-Hanga Vintage Japanese yunomi with expressive

Vintage Japanese yunomi with expressive indigo sometsuke brushwork

All hand painted in the classic cobalt blue and floral motif

the first patriarch of Zen who came from India to China around the 1st Century CE

Blade length: 11" (28cm)

Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1870's Clothing Kiri Kimono Tansu Stand 35" Shin-Hanga Vintage Japanese yunomi with expressiveThis is an Antique Japanese kimono chest or Ishodansu. This chest was made in the mid Meiji era (c. 1870's) of all kiri wood (paulownia). Ishodansu were used to store precious kimono, obi and accessories. This two drawer tansu includes a custom made solid iron stand. The bottom drawer has about 10" of vertical clearance and the top drawer has 6". This tansu is made with pegged tenon open mortise corner box joint construction. It has all its 150 year