Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1880's Yonezawa Clothing Tansu Chest Keyaki Wood 42" Misedansu Weight = 12

Weight = 12

This plate measures 8 3/4" in diameter by 1 1/4" tall (24 x 3 cm)

Her face and red hair decorations have been painted by a master of the craft

This inkan has a hand carved Bull motif on top with a name carved on its flat bottom

All hardware is hand forged iron with Mokkou (melon) style handles and Sakura flower detailed lock plates

Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1880's Yonezawa Clothing Tansu Chest Keyaki Wood 42" Misedansu Weight = 12This is an Antique Japanese Yonezawa Kimono chest or Ishodansu. This chest was made in the mid Meiji era (1868 1912) of red lacquered chestnut front and sugi (cryptomeria) interiors. Ishodansu were used to store precious kimono, obi and accessories. It features the distinctive hardware of tansu made in the Yonezawa region. This tansu chest is made with pegged tenon open mortise corner box joint construction. It has all its over 100 year old rich