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Tansu: Clothing Chests
The Meiji era,1868-1912 saw the restoration of the Emperor and the dissolution of the military state which had prevailed for over two hundred years. Japan was freed from the rigid class distinctions and edicts of the Edo period.
The craftsman could now freely design furnishings and chests without regard to social position. Clothing chests flourished and we often identify them by the locality in which they were made: Sendai, Yonezawa, Nihonmatsu, Tsuruoka...these are a few town names synonymous with specific tansu styles. Places which crafted chests of woods, lacquers, and iron hardware in their own special way.
Article on Tansu By David Jackson
Hokkaido Burl isho dansu clothing chest
T-1527
Two piece clothing chest from Hokkaido. Solid Ash burl wood drawer faces with Sugi cedar case and drawer interiors. Cast iron handles and forged,stamped & engraved lock plates banded in bronze. 35.5" wide x 16.25" deep x 41.5" tall (top and bottom are 20.75" tall) SOLD
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Sado Island Clothing Chest
T-1578
There is a subtle beauty to the patina earned in daily use. This tansu exhibits exceptional color and richness. The serpentine iron handles almost suggest they are melting. The lock plates are secured to the keyaki drawer faces with two large staples. The case is cedar with wiped lacquer with kiri wood drawer interiors. Meiji era. 35 w x 41 1/2 h x 17 d
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Keyaki Merchants Ledger Chest
T-1580
Meiji era merchant's chest used for the storage of account books and valuables. Thick keyaki wood case with drawer interiors of kiri. Iron fittings include forged handles in a simple melon vine pattern. Meiji era. 31 w x 28 1/2 h x 16 1/2 d
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Burl wood Hokkaido Chest
T-1587
Two section stacking clothing chest with highly figured tamo (Japanese ash)drawer faces and face frame finished in a clear wiped lacquer. The drawers also have a cherry wood surrounding band making for a delicately nuanced front. With forged c-pattern handles known as warabi-te style.35 w x 42 3/4 h x 16 d
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Sakata Isho Dansu
T-1590
Chest on chest from the coastal port of Sakata. Although known as a center for ship's chest production clothing chests were also made there. The warabi-te style forged iron handles and distinctive lock plates are contrasting elements to the rich patina and wood grain of the keyaki drawers. With a sugi case and kiri drawer interiors. Meiji era. 34 w x 39 h x 16 1/2 d
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Fine Black Lacquer Sakata Clothing Chest
T-1592
A two-section clothing chest in a style notable for its fine iron work and black lacquer. Black lacquer was a feature of samurai possessions and such tansu were seen as important status objects. Lacquer over cedar case and drawer faces. 35 1/8 wide x 47 5/8 tall x 17 deep
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Very Fine Burl Sakata Isho Dansu
T-1593
A very fine chest on chest exhibiting beautiful figured keyaki with clear lacquer. From the town of Sakata in northwest Yamagata prefecture.The iron and wood craftsmanship reflected in this tansu derive from a history of sea chest production in the area. With kiri wood interiors. The small safe door has hardware depicting pine and bamboo, symbols of endurance as these plants hold there color in the midst of winter. 32 1/2 w x 38 1/2 h x 16 1/4 d SOLD
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Kannon Biraki Tansu
T-1597
A fine example of an old double door stacking clothing chest. This is an early influential design common to the Edo vicinity (modern Tokyo). Wiped lacquer over kiri wood drawers and case. Distinctive iron strapping and hinges. The square lock plates with staples are reliable indictors of Edo period dating.The central lock on the upper chest depicts a mon or family crest of ivy leaves. 37 5/8 w x 41 3/4 h x 17 3/4 d
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Sakata Kiri Isho Dansu
T-1607
Original condition kiri chest on chest from Sakata with distinctive and decorative iron fittings. These well crafted iron details impart a striking element to the plain drawer faces.The lock plate depicts a stylized chrysanthemum. Kakute or square pulls. 36 t x 40 1/2 x 17 1/4
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