Japanese Isho Kasane Dansu From Tokyo - Meiji Era Origin - Mughal they would have been used

they would have been used in reception halls or family rooms

individually handmade using traditional techniques

removable internal shelves

and surface loss

Tiffin boxes

Japanese Isho Kasane Dansu From Tokyo - Meiji Era Origin - Mughal they would have been usedThis antique Japanese tansu chest is made in the traditional isho kasane dansu form in 2 parts with 4 drawers and a lock box. It is made from kiri wood (paulownia) and dates to the Meiji period. This tansu has a central theme of melon (mokku). The detailed ironware is all black with incised lockplates depicting a mokku kamon (melon clan symbol). The flat handles are cast in the mokko (melon vine) shape. The corner hardware is in the shape of a fan,