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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
Isho-Dansu
T-0093
Single section clothing chest with opaque lacquer over cypress and floral lockplates, likely from the 1920's.
Measures 32w x 16d x 38t.
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Kiri chest
T-0138
Very nice kiri wood single section chest with deco lines. Original condition from the 1950's. 36w x 16d x 40.5t.
$1,650.00 Add
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Isho-Dansu
T-0651
Beautiful two-section clothing chest from Yamagata Prefecture with fine patina and color with faceted "hirute" style iron handles. Cedar and chestnut with wiped lacquer. Measures 16.5 x 36 x 41.75
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Sendai Tansu
T-0658
Single section clothing chest with ditinctive floral lock plates identifying it as from the town of Sendai. Made of keyaki and sugi with wiped lacquer and measures 16.5 x 42 x 36 tall. Meiji era.
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Osaka Clothing Chest
T-0674
Fine kiri wood chest on chest for clothing with original patina. Upper sliding doors exhibit silk panels. Measures 16 x 34.75 x 62" tall. Era: Meiji-Taisho Town: Osaka
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Matsumoto Isho Dansu
T-0796
Clothing chest from Nagano prefecture, Matsumoto City. Produced during the late Meiji era. Keyaki wood drawer faces with Sugi case and interior. 32"wide x 15.25" deep x 44.25" tall
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Kannon Biraki Kiri Chest
T-0897
Kannon Biraki isho dansu. Two piece clothing chest from the Kanto region of Japan. Meiji era, circa 1870. Kiri (Paulownia)wood face with Sugi (Japaneses cedar) wood case and drawer interiors. Hand forged hirute iron handles and lock plates. The main lock plate is engraved with a samurai class crest. The face wood of this piece was cleaned. It was most likely originally black lacquer similar to the case and interior. 41.25" tall x 15.75" deep x 35.75" wide
$6,150.00 Add
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Yahata Isho Dansu
$7,500.00
T-0938
2 part Clothing chest from Yahata, a town on Sado Island where most sea chests were made. This chest was likely a wedding chest as the hand forged and chased hardware depicts the common wedding themes of cranes, long tailed tortoise, pine plum blossom and bamboo. All kiriwood
Meiji Era (late 19th century)
16.75" deep x 34.25" wide x 38.5" tall
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Osaka Clothing Chest
T-0988
Two piece Osaka style clothing chest. Kiri wood face with Sugi case and drawer interiors. Keyaki wood door panels and frames. Hand forged iron hardware. Meiji era. 35"wide x 62 1/2"tall x 15 1/2"deep
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