Japanese Isho-Dansu - Meiji Period Seating this classic form first emerged

this classic form first emerged during the Ming dynasty before becoming one of the most enduring furniture styles of the Qing period

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88 x 49 x 92

This decorative Indian brass oil lamp is from the Bastar tribes of Chhattisgarh

Japanese Isho-Dansu - Meiji Period Seating this classic form first emergedThis antique Japanese Isho Dansu bedside chest dates from the Meiji period (1868 1912) and would have been used for clothing storage. With three drawers and a small door opening to reveal drawers inside the money box this is a very practical chest of drawers. The body and drawer runners are made from Cryptomeria with the front made from Zelkova (Red Elm) The whole piece has been bound with intricately crafted Japanese iron. Many Japanese antiques we