Painted Window Shutter From Bikaner - 19th Century Origin - Indonesia Dimensions: W74 x D36 x

Dimensions: W74 x D36 x H52 cm

As this is an early 20th century chest

Kaidan dansu are the most iconic of Japanese tansu and were evidently prominent as shown by their feature in various woodblock prints including Toyokuni and Kuninao

5 x 41 x 106 (wxdxh cms)

Painted Window Shutter From Bikaner - 19th Century Origin - Indonesia Dimensions: W74 x D36 xThese beautifully patinaed 19th century Indian window shutters hail from the town of Bikaner in Northern Rajasthan, India. These shutters are solid rosewood, suggesting they would have come from a very wealthy haveli. Painted using natural mineral colours these window shutters would have been used internally in a majestic Indian haveli (merchants house). Much of the paintwork has faded leaving only patches and a beautiful dark rosewood grain beneath