Japanese Kaidan Dansu (Step Tansu) - Meiji Period Material - Coral black is much less common

black is much less common

A similar sideboard (later and with considerable repainting and a replaced bottom apron) can be found in 'Chinese Furniture' by Mazurkewich - Fig 317

family jewellery

These reproduction Chinese porcelain stools are hand crafted and hand painted in small workshops in Jingdezhen which is still the centre for the best quality porcelain

drawers & sliding doors

Japanese Kaidan Dansu (Step Tansu) - Meiji Period Material - Coral black is much less commonThis antique Japanese step tansu is known in Japan as a kaidan dansu. it dates to the Meiji Period (1868 1912). Kaidan dansu are the most iconic of Japanese tansu and were evidently prominent as shown by their feature in various woodblock prints including Toyokuni and Kuninao. They were designed as freestanding units and were more often used in shops and brothels. The design originated in Northern Honshu island. This piece like most Japanese furniture