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stylised animal and bird motifs
it's now ready to be used again in someone's home
It would have originally opened from the top by a hatch
- Supplied in a black & gilt wooden frame
the clay mould was destroyed — meaning no two Urlis were ever identical
Japanese Mizuya Dansu - Meiji Period Wucai Porcelain stylised animal and bird motifsThis Japanese antique mizuya dansu chest dates from the Meiji period (1868 1912) and is constructed from hinoki wood (cypress) with keyaki (red elm zelkova) panels. It is made in the Tokyo style and the recessed brass panel handles depict the flowers with a waxing crescent moon. Mizuya were usually used in the kitchen for food and crockery storage. All the ironwork is original. The iron drawer pulls (hikite) on the front are leech (hirute) shaped
