Furniture
  • Green painted military chest with reclaimed Rajasthani & Gujarati antique furniture

    Shop Our Recent Shipment Of Antique Indian Furniture

  • Home Decor
  • About Us
  • Carved Teak Triple Arch From Maharashtra - Late 19thC | Indigo Antiques
  • Shop By Origin
  • Antique Red Lacquer Wedding Cabinet With Gilt Birds
  • Autumn Style & Crab Apples Reproduction Chinese Blue & White WIne Jar Vase - Cherry Tree Design | Indigo Antiques
  • A dramatic painted Indian Damchiya dowry chest  with beautifully painted Indian mirrors and lota.
  • Antique Indian Dungapur Seapoy Window Shutters with a Rajasthani 18th century casket | Indigo Antiques
  • Title

    Japanese Kanto Style Isho Dansu From Niigata - Meiji Period

    SKU: M945

    19th Century, from Niigata, Japan

    Title
    £1,950
    %

    Dimensions: W116 x D46 x H113 cm

    UK Delivery: excl. Highlands & Islands

    Estimated delivery between
    Estimated delivery between

    Use code DELIVERY at checkout for Free Delivery Over £250

    Use code DELIVERY at checkout for Free Delivery Over £250

    Only 0 Available - In Stock in our Wiltshire Showroom
    OUT OF STOCK
    Restock soon, PREORDER NOW!
    HURRY! BUY NOW

    OUT OF STOCK

    This Japanese tansu is made in the traditional isho kasane dansu style in 2 parts with 4 drawers. It has a small lockbox which opens to reveal two sets of drawers and features dramatic fan shaped lockplates which are an early 20th century amendment. It dates to the Meji era, circa 1890 and is larger than most Japanese tansu chests. 

    This isho dansu is made in the traditional way and would have been crafted by two specialists, a carpenter, and an ironworker. This tansu like most is constructed from mixed woods, this is keyaki (red elm) drawer fronts and a sugi (cryptomeria) frame. It features iconic tea seedpod motif on the corners of the drawers identifying this piece as from Niigata. Kasane dansu were made as clothing chest of drawers for storage of expensive clothing and garments. Homes usually had one clothing chest for winter clothing and a separate one for summer clothing. Carrying handles allowed these chests to be stored in outhouses when not in use.

    Note the Kanto style came from the Kanto region around Tokyo. Kanto style tansu were popular during the Meiji era and imitated the earlier Edo style. As time went on, the Kanto style spread to be imitated by other areas in Japan. 


    References:

    A similar example can be found in Japanese Cabinetry: The Art & Craft of Tansu by Jackson & Owen, page 192.

     

    From Japan

    UK Delivery Charge - except Highlands & Islands £80
    More delivery options available at checkout

    PEOPLE ALSO VIEWED