Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1890 Kasane Clothing Tansu Chest Kiri Wood 38"W Tools Made of solid Keyaki (Japanese

Made of solid Keyaki (Japanese elm) it’s strength and durability has stood the test of time

These inkan have nicely carved names in Chinese Seal Script characters and hand carved tiger on top

It is from a very high resolution scan taken of the original Yoshitoshi print in our collection with a state of the art flat bed scanner

This vase measures 7 1/2" in wide by 14" tall (18 x 36 cm)

Weight = 31lbs

Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1890 Kasane Clothing Tansu Chest Kiri Wood 38"W Tools Made of solid Keyaki (JapaneseThis is an Antique Japanese Kimono chest or Ishodansu. This chest was made in the mid Meiji era (c. 1880's) of kiri (paulownia) front, case and interiors. Ishodansu were used to store precious kimono, obi and accessories. This chest has can be easily used stacked or separated for side by side use or even as two bedside pieces. Each part is 19 1 2" tall. This tansu chest is made with pegged tenon open mortise corner box joint construction. This chest