Kuruma-Dansu (Chest of Drawers)
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Japanese merchants considered the easily moveable kuruma dansu, which kept valuables and merchandise in order the storehouse, an essential possession. The chests were often included as part of a daughter's dowry. The kuruma dansu displayed here, crafted in Yamagata Prefecture, is of exceptionally high quality. The frame and door panels are zelkova wood, the finest wood used in Japanese furniture construction. The entire chest is finished in a kijiri lacquer to accentuate the wood's naturally elegant grain.
Caption
Kuruma-Dansu (Chest of Drawers), late 19th–early 20th century. Zelkova (keyaki) and cryptomeria (sugi) wood with iron fittings, 37 1/8 x 44 1/8 x 21 3/8 in. (94.3 x 112.1 x 54.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 75.126. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 75.126_SL1.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Title
Kuruma-Dansu (Chest of Drawers)
Date
late 19th–early 20th century
Period
Meiji Period
Geography
Possible place made: Yonezawa, Yamagata prefecture, Japan
Medium
Zelkova (keyaki) and cryptomeria (sugi) wood with iron fittings
Classification
Dimensions
37 1/8 x 44 1/8 x 21 3/8 in. (94.3 x 112.1 x 54.3 cm)
Credit Line
Designated Purchase Fund
Accession Number
75.126
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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