Japanese Kiri Wood Kodansu Personal Tansu Four Drawer Chest Showa Period 9" Mizusashi This is an early Meiji

This is an early Meiji period scalloped rim 9" plate featuring what appears to be a golden dove over a traditional blue and white landscape

It remains in very good condition

written in Japanese Kanji characters are the words in Japanese for manju (see picture 11)

Height = 13

is due in part to the fact that those items where never designed to be seen under electric light

Japanese Kiri Wood Kodansu Personal Tansu Four Drawer Chest Showa Period 9" Mizusashi This is an early MeijiJapanese Kiri Wood Kodansu Personal Tansu Four Drawer Chest Showa Period Japan, mid late Showa period, circa 19401970 9 in. W 9 in. H 5. 5 in. D (23 23 14 cm) A compact kodansu () personal chest constructed entirely of kiri (, paulownia), the traditional wood of choice for small storage furniture prized for its exceptional lightness, low moisture absorption, and natural resistance to insects. The case presents four drawers in an asymmetric arrangement