Stunning wooden ishô’dansu 衣装箪笥 (cabinet of drawers) in two sections. Fully restored, cleaned and waxed. It is made of hinoki cypress wood and varnished in a soft warm brown hue. The cabinet has large iron circular lock plates with raised knobs shaped like chrysanthemums 菊 (kiku). Flanked by sturdy iron ‘warabite’-shaped bail handles with matching escutcheon. Both parts with two large drawers. The sides with open work stylized pine tree-shaped handles. They are very deep and have a lot of volume, for easy storage, and run very smoothly as well. The sides are equipped with in total eight slender ‘warabite’-shaped handles (totte) and in total four pole-carrying handles, with ornate back plates, for easy transport and “locking” the upper section to the lower part. Period: Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912). Dimensions: Height 109.4 cm, Width 97.2 cm, Depth 42.1 cm. The ishô dansu is in a very good restored condition. Please see the photos for a condition reference. No key included. When shipped we will add a certificate of authenticity.