Japanese Isho Yaro Dansu From Yonezawa - Taisho Era Period - Taishō Features: Hand Decorated Floral Motifs

Features: Hand Decorated Floral Motifs

This old Japanese woodblock print has been reframed by our skilled team in a simple gilt frame

raised on legs

It has clear Mughal influences and is constructed from the more premium yellow stone

Japanese Isho Yaro Dansu From Yonezawa - Taisho Era Period - Taishō Features: Hand Decorated Floral MotifsThis exquisite Japanese Isho Yaro Dansu originates from Yonezawa in Yamagata prefecture and was originally made in 1912. This tansu has a drawer with the original year of construction and a further date of restoration. Traditionally isho yaro dansu were used by merchants to store clothing and personal effects. Yonezawa isho yaro dansu were considerably less common than kasane dansu (stacking chests). Constructed from sugi (cryptomeria) wood with