Kanto Style Japanese Isho Dansu - Late Meiji Era Origin - Kizilayak Features: Relief-carved Maharaja and Maharani

Features: Relief-carved Maharaja and Maharani with lotus flowers

Its sculptural quality and simple architectural form make it an attractive decorative wall piece

and gemstones

Wonderful detailed painting of two monasteries

Kanto Style Japanese Isho Dansu - Late Meiji Era Origin - Kizilayak Features: Relief-carved Maharaja and MaharaniThis Japanese tansu chest dates to the latter part of the Meiji Era (1868 1912) circa 1900 and is made in the Kanto style which became the norm for Japanese tansu in the 20th century. Kanto tansu are from the fertile Kanto plain which includes the city of Tokyo. Japanese tastes consider this style of tansu as refined leading to this style often referred to as iki (chic). Isho tansu chests are specifically used for storing clothes. It was common for