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Cabinet, Furniture, Isho Dansu - Wood - Striking dark brown/red Matsumoto cabinet of drawers in unrestored condition. - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)

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A great Matsumoto ishô dansu 衣装箪笥 (cabinet of drawers) in unrestored condition with 7 drawers, of which two behind a hinged door, and with all original hardware. The top 3 drawers protected by a removable vertical safety bar. Under this part, 2 large drawers (in different sizes) and a hinged door, with two smaller drawers behind it. The front panels of these drawers are made of Keyaki hard wood (Zelkova) . The complete cabinet is stained in a nice warm brown/red hue. The lock plates of the lower drawers and hinged door are decorated with a mon 紋 (family crest) depicting a tachi-bana 橘 (mandarin orange) . This mon is associated with the Tachibana family 立花氏. The knobs on these lock plates are kiku-shaped 菊 (chrysanthemum) . The handles are heavy and well shaped. The bar to close the upper drawers is not fully functional, showing traces of ages and misses some hardware. The cabinets originates from Matsumoto in Japan. These cabinets are famous for their strength and elaborated hardware. The hardware is original and in good condition and all drawers run smoothly. As mentioned the chest is unrestored and has traces of age and wear. With a considerable age of approximately 120-150 years (Meiji period) With four original keys. The keys function in the old fashioned Japanese way, not very smooth. Tachibana clan was one of the four most powerful kuge (court nobility) families in Japan's Nara and early Heian periods. Members of the Tachibana family often held high court posts within the Daijō-kan (Ministry of State) , most frequently Sadaijin (Minister of the Left) . Like the other major families at court, they also constantly sought to increase and secure their power by marrying into the imperial family. However, as the Fujiwara clan gained power over the course of the 9th and 10th centuries, the Tachibana were eclipsed and eventually became scattered across the country. Though serving in high government posts outside the capital, they were thus denied the degree of power and influence within the court at Kyoto (Heian-kyō) which they once enjoyed. (From Wikipedia) When shipped we will add a certificate of authenticity.

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A great Matsumoto ishô dansu 衣装箪笥 (cabinet of drawers) in unrestored condition with 7 drawers, of which two behind a hinged door, and with all original hardware. The top 3 drawers protected by a removable vertical safety bar. Under this part, 2 large drawers (in different sizes) and a hinged door, with two smaller drawers behind it. The front panels of these drawers are made of Keyaki hard wood (Zelkova) . The complete cabinet is stained in a nice warm brown/red hue. The lock plates of the lower drawers and hinged door are decorated with a mon 紋 (family crest) depicting a tachi-bana 橘 (mandarin orange) . This mon is associated with the Tachibana family 立花氏. The knobs on these lock plates are kiku-shaped 菊 (chrysanthemum) . The handles are heavy and well shaped. The bar to close the upper drawers is not fully functional, showing traces of ages and misses some hardware. The cabinets originates from Matsumoto in Japan. These cabinets are famous for their strength and elaborated hardware. The hardware is original and in good condition and all drawers run smoothly. As mentioned the chest is unrestored and has traces of age and wear. With a considerable age of approximately 120-150 years (Meiji period) With four original keys. The keys function in the old fashioned Japanese way, not very smooth. Tachibana clan was one of the four most powerful kuge (court nobility) families in Japan's Nara and early Heian periods. Members of the Tachibana family often held high court posts within the Daijō-kan (Ministry of State) , most frequently Sadaijin (Minister of the Left) . Like the other major families at court, they also constantly sought to increase and secure their power by marrying into the imperial family. However, as the Fujiwara clan gained power over the course of the 9th and 10th centuries, the Tachibana were eclipsed and eventually became scattered across the country. Though serving in high government posts outside the capital, they were thus denied the degree of power and influence within the court at Kyoto (Heian-kyō) which they once enjoyed. (From Wikipedia) When shipped we will add a certificate of authenticity.

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