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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
Custom Matsumoto Isho Dansu
T-1308
Very high quality custom made clothing chest from Matsumoto. Hand forged iron hardware that has been engraved and stamped with the crossed feather crest. Lacquered so-giri drawers and lacquered Sugi wood case. This is a very beautiful example of the the many skills that went into making tansu. 42" tall x 34" wide x 16" deep
$6,500.00 Add
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Yahata Isho Dansu
T-1321
Clothing chest from the town of Yahata on Sado Island. Fine hand forged hardware showing wedding themes of long tailed tortoise and cranes. Unusual scale for Yahata. Lacquered keyaki. Mid Meiji era. 34" x 39 3/4" x 16 1/4" SOLD
$15,500.00 Add
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Yamagata Merchants chest
T-1333
Merchants chest from Yamagata. Sugi wood case and drawers with hand forged kakute handles. Meiji era, 19th century. 32" x 35 1/2" x 16 1/2"
$3,200.00 Add
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Kiri Matsumoto clothing chest
T-1409
Custom made clothing chest from the castle town of Matsumoto. Hand forged chased and stippled hardware and locks in the pattern of ivy leaf family crests. Cast iron handles. Kiri wood drawer faces with cedar interiors and case. Meiji Era 1868-1912. 33" w x 15.5" d x 41." t
$4,950.00 Add
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Tansu
T-1431
Two section Sakata isho dansu (clothing chest)with very fine black lacquer drawer faces and wiped lacquer frame. Late Meiji. 33 3/4"W x 39 1/4"H x 16"D. SOLD
$5,850.00 Add
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Yahata half clothing chest
T-1478
Kiri wood half clothing chest with distinctive hand forged hardware from the town of Yahata on Sado Island. 38" wide x 24" tall x 16.75"
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Burl Clothing Chest
T-1515
Hokkaido Isho dansu two section clothing chest. Tamo ash burl wood venerer over Keyaki wood drawer faces with Sugi cedar case and drawer interiors. Hand forged and tooled hardware. Late Meiji or early Taisho era. 43" w x 17.5" d x 42.5" t
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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
$3,800.00 Add
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