Cabinet, Kimono tansu - Wood - Fully restored and functional Japanese kiri cabinet of drawers (ishô dansu) in 3 sections. - Japan - Taishô period / Shôwa period

Beautiful and completely restored wooden ishô dansu 衣装箪笥 (cabinet of drawers) in three sections. Fully restored, cleaned and waxed. The drawer fronts are made of kiri 桐 (or paulownia) wood. The top and sides are made of hinoki cypress 檜 wood. The entire outside is only slightly varnished, giving it a tad warmer and deeper colour than its original hue. The upper part has a pair of sliding doors, two small drawers and a hinged door. The middle section consists of three large drawers, and the lower part of two large drawers which are a bit higher than the ones from the middle part. All the drawers with refined silver coloured u-shaped handles and small round lock plates decorated with a delicate flower design. The sliding doors are equipped with finger holds with a similar design. The sliding door with a tiny knob to which a tiny piece of purple pull string. The drawers are very deep and have a lot of volume, for easy storage. They run very smoothly. Unfortunately, there is no key present. Each side of all the parts with a retractable pole-carrying handle (so in total six) . These were/are for easy transport and “locking” the upper section to the lower part (please see pictures) . When shipped we will add a certificate of authenticity. Height 158. 8 cm, Width 90. 6 cm, Depth 42. 4 cm. Tansu is the traditional mobile storage cabinetry indigenous to Japan. Tansu were rarely used as stationary furniture. Consistent with Japan's minimalist aesthetic, traditional homes appeared rather empty. Tansu were not visible in the home except at certain times for specific situations. They were kept in kura (storehouses) adjacent to homes or businesses, in nando (storage rooms) , in oshiire (house closet alcoves) , on choba (raised platform area of a shop) and on some sengokubune (coastal ships) . Mobility was obtained through the use of attached wheels, iron handles for carrying or protruding structural upper rails for lifting. (From Wikipedia)