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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
Yahata Isho Dansu
T-1608
Yahata chest on chest. Such clothing tansu were often given as wedding gifts.Yahata chests were made on Sado Island which lies off the coast of Niigata. Keyaki drawers with rich patina have plenty of iron hardware with incised pine tree/bough motifs. Pine imagery-symbolizing longevity and endurance-was popular imagery for newlywed cabinetry. 34 wide x 45 3/4 tall x 16 1/4 deep. Early Meiji. SOLD
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Kiri wood Clothing Chest
T-1611
Meiji era stacking clothing chest made of kiri wood throughout. It has an unusual "burst pattern" on the affixed round iron locks. Handles are forged in the gumpai style referring to a military fan. 35 1/4 w x 47 3/4 h x 17 1/2 d
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Sakata 3 Piece Isho Dansu
T-1625
Sakata black lacquer isho dansu, clothing chest in three sections.Black lacquer over sugi or Japanese cedar with incised iron lock plates.A two drawer bottom section is a later addition for height. 33 1/4 wide x 47 3/4 tall x 16 1/4 deep, Meiji Era.
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Mogami Isho Dansu
T-1636
This stacking clothing chest has distinctive incised lock plates with crane, bamboo and pine motifs.Familiar symbols of fidelity and longevity.The drawer faces are richly grained keyaki. The wiped lacquer case is cedar, with drawer interiors of kiri wood. Late Meiji. 35 3/4 w x 44 h x 16 1/4 d SOLD
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Early Sendai Chest
T-1637
An early chest from the town of Sendai. The smaller proportions denote Edo period dating on this fine tansu. Chestnut drawers exhibit chrysanthemum lock plates.A single drawer chest at bottom was a later addition for height. 32 1/4 w x 35 h x 18 7/8 d
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Shonai Clothing Chest
T-1646
This bridal chest on chest is made from thick kiri wood with wiped lacquer and has drawer faces finished with polished black lacquer.Lock plates have incised motifs of bamboo,pine,plum blossoms,crane and tortoise: all popular auspicious symbols. 30 wide x 47 3/4 tall x 14 1/2 deep
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Shonai Bo Isho Dansu
T-1648
A popular single-section chest from the Tsuruoka township.Lower drawers exhibit embossed and incised iron lock plates with auspicious symbols as does the locking bar which secures the upper drawers.The locking bar has the stylized plum blossom crest or mon at it's center. Kiri wood finished in black lacquer with a case of kiri wood with wiped red lacquer.Meiji era. 34 1/2 wide x 17 1/2 deep x 41 3/4 tall
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Shonai Bo Isho Dansu
T-1651
A very old bridal chest with locking bar from Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture.Black lacquer over kiri wood with a bo or locking bar securing the three upper drawers.Embossed iron hardware with symbols popular to wedding tansu. The bo exhibits a crossed hawk feather family crest or "takaha".
34 1/8 wide x 41 1/2 tall x 16 1/2 deep. Meiji era.
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Early Sakata Clothing Chest
T-1652
Old and distinctive chest on chest with black lacquer finish on drawer faces and a wiped red lacquer over a kiri case.Note the unusual configuration of the bottom chest. The ornate hand forged hardware, kakute (square) handles, and fittings reliably identify this tansu as coming from the town of Sakata. 33 1/2 w x 38 1/2 h x 16 1/2 d
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