Circa: 1920’s

Origin: Japan

Style: Traditional Tansu Sewing Box

Materials: heavy dark red lacquer on cedar and paulownia with metal handles

A beautiful example of 1920’s Japanese decorative arts with bouquet of flowers formed into a ball trailing stringed ribbon and hand painting in the traditional Japanese style depicting Ikebana or kado (the way of flowers).

The sewing box may have been presented as a gift to a newly wed bride with painted flowers and tied ribbon as the gift symbol.

The sewing box is made in the traditional Tansu style with hand crafted interlocking joints to external corners of the outer chest casing.

The sewing box comes with all the original Japanese drawer content.

Tansu is the traditional mobile storage cabinetry indigenous to Japan. Tansu was first recorded in the Genroku era of the Edo Period (1688–1704). The two characters, TAN and SU, appear to have initially represented objects with separate functions.

330mm wide x 220mm deep x 285mm high.

Pick up is from Eden Terrace Saturday 11am – 4pm. Other times may be available by arrangement. Payment required with 3 days please.