Kuruma-Dansu (Chest of Drawers)
late 19th-early 20th century
Maker Unknown
Asian Art
Japanese merchants considered the easily moveable kuruma dansu, which kept valuables and merchandise in order the storehouse, an essential possession. The chests were often included as part of a daughter's dowry. The kuruma dansu displayed here, crafted in Yamagata Prefecture, is of exceptionally high quality. The frame and door panels are zelkova wood, the finest wood used in Japanese furniture construction. The entire chest is finished in a kijiri lacquer to accentuate the wood's naturally elegant grain.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Furniture
- Formatted Medium
- Zelkova (keyaki) and cryptomeria (sugi) wood with iron fittings
- Locations
- Possible place made: Yonezawa, Yamagata prefecture, Japan
- Period
- Meiji Period
- Dimensions
- 37 1/8 x 44 1/8 x 21 3/8 in. (94.3 x 112.1 x 54.3 cm)
- Departments
- Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 75.126
- Credit Line
- Designated Purchase Fund
- Exhibitions
- Mingei: Japanese Folk Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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