Paulownia Chest

It is elegantly framed with paulownia wood originally used for kimono chest-of-drawers, and is filled with storytelling and sense of luxury.

Since ancient times, it has been used in crafting furniture, chests, and musical instruments. During the Edo period (17th cent.), it became customary to store cherished kimonos in p...

An early 20th century Korean paulownia and elmwood chest with elaborate brass mounts.

This work is inspired by the sea and the sky, uses golden leafing as a creative point, framed in paulownia wood originally used for a kimono chest-of-drawers.

This work is inspired by the blue color palette, and is framed in paulownia wood originally used for a kimono chest-of-drawers.

Keyaki wood small tansu (chest). Original paulownia design hardware.

This is an old Japanese made drawer storage. This furniture is from the Showa period (1930's-1950's). The material is made of paulownia wood, which is very expensive nowadays. The ha...

It is elegantly framed with paulownia wood originally used for kimono chest-of-drawers, and is filled with storytelling and sense of luxury.

[Story behind the work] This work is inspired by the coral color palette, and is framed in paulownia wood originally used for a kimono chest-of-drawers.

This Tansu is made from cryptomeria wood for the chests and drawers and the front from paulownia wood.

Antique Japanese kasane dansu(clothing chest). Beautiful one section kiri wood (paulownia) chest from northern Japan with original iron hardware and thief's door on bottom right.

Antique Japanese kasane dansu (clothing chest). Solid kiriwood (paulownia) with hand forged iron hardware.

Japanese antique two section, all kiriwood (paulownia), kasane tansu(clothing chest), from northern Japan.

Japanese 3 piece clothing chest. Solid kiriwood (paulownia) with rattan sliders.

Antique Japanese Kodansu (personal chest). Solid kiriwood (paulownia) with hand forged hardware.

Antique Japanese kodansu(personal chest). Solid kiri wood (Paulownia) small chest with original iron hardware and thief's door on right bottom corner.

Antique Japanese choba-dansu (merchant/document chest) on lacquer wood stand. All kiriwood (paulownia) 8 drawer document chest with hand forged iron metal lockplates and handles from...

Antique Japanese kiriwood (paulownia) clothing chest from Kyoto. Original hand forged iron hardware with peony design round lockplates.

Kimono shelves on the bottom right chest. Solid kiriwood (paulownia) throughout with sugi (cedar) drawer bottoms and backs.

Constructed of Sugi (Cryptomeria) wood with Kiri (Paulownia) wood drawer fronts. The chest fitted with 72 individual drawers (8 drawers across and 9 high) with worn paper labels.

A fine Japanese ship's chest, funa dansu, crafted of kiri (paulownia) wood.

Japanese two section kimono chest from Kyoto. Finely grained all kiri wood (paulownia) kimono chest with original brass hardware to store kimonos and accessories.

Japanese kodansu (personal chest). Taisho period c 1920s. Solid kiri wood (paulownia) personal chest with original engraved hardware with interior drawers and shelf.

Japanese kiriwood (paulownia) two section clothing chest. Can be separated and used as bedside chests or placed back to back as a coffee table.

Constructed of Kiri (Paulownia) wood, the diminutive chest fitted with 98 drawers (14 drawers across and 7 high), each fitted with copper pulls.

This is a large antique Tansu chest from Japan, crafted during the Meiji period (1860s–1900s). It is made of Japanese cedar, whose surface has gained depth and character over time, c...

This is an old Japanese storage chest that also functions as a low table. It was crafted during the Meiji to Taisho periods (1860s–1920s) and made from traditional Japanese cedar (su...

This antique Buddhist shrine box was crafted in the Edo Period (1603-1868). Known in Japan as a “Zushi,” it served as a small sanctuary to enshrine Buddhist figures, scriptures, or ...

This is an old, large sideboard made in Japan. The furniture was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s) and has a deep black paint throughout, giving it a stately appearance. The...

New finds from the lumber dearer's house, near Yoshino, Nara pref., Japan. This door - not sliding door, was made for exterior door or the garden furniture circa 1870s-1920s, Meiji t...

This is an old Japanese black low board with drawers. Crafted during the Meiji period (1860s–1900s), it carries the quiet atmosphere of an era moving toward modernization, presenting...

Here is the revised version. Please translate this into English. This is a charming antique wooden tool that is believed to have been used as a workbench or chair by Japanese craft...

This is an old Japanese-made cabinet. It was made in the early Showa period (1920s-1940s). It features traditional Japanese design. The wood pattern is used in an interesting way ...

This is a small, antique iron door from Japan's Showa period (circa 20th century). It was once installed in traditional Japanese homes and storehouses, and is believed to have served...

This exquisite teak daybed, designed by Danish furniture maker Bernhard Pedersen & Søn, showcases the simplicity and elegance of classic Danish design. Its sleek, solid wood frame f...

This is a wooden woodblock produced in Japan from the late Edo period to the Taisho period (about 1800s to 1920s). The material used is something like beech wood, and the wood is dec...

<< About this canvas >> This set is a depiction of a tall chrysanthemum stem, entirely dyed in a traditional shibori technique. << Period / Story >> The h...