Kanto Style Japanese Isho Dansu - Late Meiji Era Indo Dutch all within a quatrefoil medallion

all within a quatrefoil medallion

20 x 20 x 32 max(w x d x h cms)

Materials: Mulberry And Poplar

fertility and longevity

Brick Moulds were part of traditional building practices in China

Kanto Style Japanese Isho Dansu - Late Meiji Era Indo Dutch all within a quatrefoil medallionThis Japanese tansu chest dates to the latter part of the Meiji Era (1868 1912) circa 1900 and is made in the Kanto style which became the norm for Japanese tansu in the 20th century. Kanto tansu are from the fertile Kanto plain which includes the city of Tokyo. Japanese tastes consider this style of tansu as refined leading to this style often referred to as iki (chic). Isho tansu chests are specifically used for storing clothes. It was common for