US$ 145.00
This is an antique Meiji Era (c
raising the board so that the wood can vibrate freely
and functioned as financial intermediaries in an era of complex multi-metal currency
Inlay largely intact with light wear
glass panels show age-appropriate light cloudiness
"Antique Japanese Taisho Era c1920's Kiri Wood Kasane Isho Dansu Kimono Chest 64"H Kimono This is an antique MeijiTaisho Era Kiri Wood Kasane Isho Dansu Kimono Chest Calligraphy Sliding Doors 64"H Japan Taisho Period, c. 1920s A tall and well proportioned two section kasane isho dansu () constructed entirely in kiri (paulownia), the traditional wood of choice for Japanese kimono storage. The upper section is fitted with a pair of sliding hikido () doors faced with panels of antique Japanese calligraphy manuscript paper a distinctive decorative choice that gives