Antique/Vintage Tamo Ash Jewelry Box, Japan (16416LKE)

$425.00

H: 9.25″  W: 16.75″ D: 9.25″ | FOR SHIPPING INFORMATION CONTACT US AT 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL AT VANISHINGARTS213@GMAIL.COM

This exquisite vintage Meiji/TaishoJapanese jewelry box is beautiful and practical with 4 pull-out drawers and storage section. It is covered on three sides and top with Japanese Tamo Ash prized for its  lovely grain and used as a veneer for fine Japanese furnishings for its superior quality, and elegance and has original graceful warabite style drawer handles. In excellent condition, it is perfect for storing all sorts of small objects or even as a desk accessory.

Description

Made during the late Meiji through the Taisho Period (1910-1930), this delicate jewelry box stands on raised decorative feet, has 4 pull-out drawers of varying sizes, and a single door for storage.  It is constructed using straight dovetail joinery and covered on three sides and the top with Japanese Tamo Ash (Toneriko). Japanese ash is prized as a unique and beautifully grained wood used almost exclusively as a veneer for fine Japanese furnishings because of its rarity, superior quality, and high cost. Its warabite (fern hand) style drawer pulls which were also used on Japanese Tansu chests, have a graceful round shape, and are protected with a burnt lacquer finish and are considered one the more “classic” metal ware forms. In addition to its original use, it would be  perfect piece for storing small collectibles or even as a desk top accessory. It is in excellent condition with normal moderate signs of wear.

 

 

Additional information

Place of Origin

Japan

Period

Antique, Meiji/Taisho Period

Date

1910-1920

Materials and Technique

Wood

Dimensions (inches)

Ht: 9.25” W: 16.75” D: 9.25”

Dimensions (metric)

” Ht: 23.49cm W: 42.54cm D: 23.49cm

Weight

6lbs 5oz

Item Number

16416LKE

Condition

Excellent, fine patina demonstrating age and use

Width

12” to 17.9”

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