Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1880's Yonezawa Clothing Tansu Chest Keyaki Wood 42" Misedansu A deep full-width bottom drawer

A deep full-width bottom drawer

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and commemorates the day a boy began his samurai training

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

Isho dansu were among the most important pieces of furniture in the Meiji-era Japanese household

Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1880's Yonezawa Clothing Tansu Chest Keyaki Wood 42" Misedansu A deep full-width bottom drawerThis 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