Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1890 Kasane Clothing Tansu Chest Kiri Wood 38"W Tools These weighted pin beds are

These weighted pin beds are used to stand flowers at the correct height and angle when arranging flowers in a vase they are heavy and stay at the bottom of a water filled vase

The taiko drum in the stand measures approximately 39" tall

It is from a very high resolution scan taken of the original Yoshitoshi print in our collection with a state of the art flat bed scanner

late Edo to early Meiji period

Made of solid Keyaki (Japanese elm) it’s strength and durability has stood the test of time

Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1890 Kasane Clothing Tansu Chest Kiri Wood 38"W Tools These weighted pin beds areThis is an Antique Japanese Kimono chest or Ishodansu. This chest was made in the mid Meiji era (c. 1880's) of kiri (paulownia) front, case and interiors. Ishodansu were used to store precious kimono, obi and accessories. This chest has can be easily used stacked or separated for side by side use or even as two bedside pieces. Each part is 19 1 2" tall. This tansu chest is made with pegged tenon open mortise corner box joint construction. This chest