Antique Japanese Meiji Era (c1870’s) Kimono Tansu Red Lacquer 44” Goban with delicate wire partitions

with delicate wire partitions

made from richly grained keyaki (Japanese zelkova)

this mask captures the enduring charm of Japanese folk artistry

The figure’s robe is executed in dark shakudō with fine chiseled details

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Antique Japanese Meiji Era (c1870’s) Kimono Tansu Red Lacquer 44” Goban with delicate wire partitionsThis is an Antique Japanese Yonezawa Kimono chest or Ishodansu. This two piece chest was made in the mid Meiji era (1868 1912) of red lacquered Kuri (Japanese Chestnut) front and sugi (Japanese Cedar) case interiors. Ishodansu were used to store precious kimono, obi and accessories. It features the distinctive hardware of tansu made in the Yonezawa region in this case decorated in a Sakura (cherry blossom) motif. This tansu chest is made with pegged