Japanese Mizuya Dansu Kitchen Cabinet - Late Edo Period (19th century) Style - Wine Jars and lower compartment

and lower compartment

89 x 55 x 63 (wxdxh cms)

A pair of these make ideal bedside tables or lamp tables

They paint in vibrant red & green tones using vermillion

Japanese Mizuya Dansu Kitchen Cabinet - Late Edo Period (19th century) Style - Wine Jars and lower compartmentThis antique Japanese mizuya dansu kitchen chest dates from the late Edo period (1603 1868). This dramatic cabinet would have been used to store food and cooking utensils in a Japanese kitchen. The frame is is contructed from hinoki (cypress) & sugi (cryptomeria) woods. The drawers and panels are made from luxurious keyaki (red elm) wood with exquisite wood grain. The handles are forged iron mokku melon handles. Japanese mizuya dansu first began use