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Tansu book
We are happy to announce the publication of our book "Japanese Cabinetry, The Art and Craft of Tansu". We now have copies in stock. Below are some sample pages.
Article on Tansu By David Jackson
page 83
Several views of an itinerant peddler's chest,from Chapter four "Mercantile tansu". This chapter focuses on the many chests and cabinet designs spawned by the robust economics of the Edo period and rise of the merchant class.
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page 160
A page from Chapter five "Household tansu" which delves into the various tansu that were intimately tied to daily life such as the cha-dansu (tea utensil storage chest), kaidan dansu (step-chest), mizuya dansu (kitchen cupboard) and futon dansu (bedding chest).
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page 151
Two step-chests or kaidan-dansu are portrayed from the chapter on household tansu which includes a look at stairway, bedding, kitchen and tea utensil chests.
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page 147
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page 211
A clothing chest from Ishinomaki graces this entryway. This image is from chapter 7 "Living with Tansu" which shows tansu in various contemporary homes.
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page 215
Two views of a futon tansu showing how it is used as an entertainment center in a contemporay home.
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Old Illustration
An illustration of a clothing tansu (isho-dansu) from an Edo period book.From Chapter 6, on personal chests.
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Street Scene
An illustration of an Edo period street complete with merchant's shops and storage cabinetry within. From chapter four.
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