Kuruma Dansu

             Japanese Kuruma Dansu in two sections and              constructed with Keyaki (Japanese Elm) frame with              Kiri (Paulownia) interiors and Hinoki (Cypress) sides,              back and top. The front is ornamented with heavy              wrought iron floral lock plates, corner pieces and              square Kakute handles. Characteristic of the Sakata              region.

             Ex John Conway Collection. John Conway was              professor emeritus in theatrical design at The              University of Washington. He was a Fulbright scholar              studying in Japan in 1931 when this chest was              purchased.

             Age: Circa 1900, Meiji Period
             Materials: Wood
             Size: 41" width x 68" height x 21" depth
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