Japanese Isho Kasane Dansu From Tokyo - Meiji Era Origin - Mughal Early 19thC Gilded & Painted

Early 19thC Gilded & Painted Stone & Plaster Doorway Panel

Tiffin boxes

Features: Each piece is entirely unique with visible hand stitching throughout

removable internal shelves

Japanese Isho Kasane Dansu From Tokyo - Meiji Era Origin - Mughal Early 19thC Gilded & PaintedThis antique Japanese tansu chest is made in the traditional isho kasane dansu form in 2 parts with 4 drawers and a lock box. It is made from kiri wood (paulownia) and dates to the Meiji period. This tansu has a central theme of melon (mokku). The detailed ironware is all black with incised lockplates depicting a mokku kamon (melon clan symbol). The flat handles are cast in the mokko (melon vine) shape. The corner hardware is in the shape of a fan,