Japanese Mizuya Dansu - Meiji Period Cushions Labradorite And Silver Earrings

Labradorite And Silver Earrings

It still has traces of pitch and paint which are reminders of its long life outdoors

61 x 38 x 76 (w x d x h cms)

Japanese Woodblock Print a Ninja being repelled by a samurai with

It is an Indian copy of the English Coalbrookdale cast iron which was shipped to India in the 19th century as ballast on returning ships

Japanese Mizuya Dansu - Meiji Period Cushions Labradorite And Silver EarringsThis 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