Antique Japanese Mirror Chest — Wood, 1920, Taisho Era (SKU: 25M-387)

Antique Japanese Mirror Chest — Wood, 1920, Taisho Era (SKU: 25M-387)

SKU:
25M-387
$650.00
IMPORTED FROM JAPAN
Size: 20"W x 11 1/4"D x 51"H
Ship From Location: Berkeley, California
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Antique Japanese Kyōdai Mirror Chest — Keyaki “Tiger-Stripe” Burl, 1920s, Taishō Era

Morning light catches a ripple of molten wood

Once the pride of a bridal trousseau in rural Niigata, this kyōdai pairs a full-length tilting mirror with a compact four-drawer kodansu base. The dramatic tora-moku (tiger-stripe) keyaki grain blazes beneath a warm persimmon lacquer, giving the illusion of flowing silk. Dressing for the day becomes an intimate tea ceremony: open the tiny drawer for hairpins, lift the mirror to greet the rising sun, and feel generations of careful hands guiding your own.

Keyaki’s legendary toughness protected farmhouses from fire; here, the same wood guards your heirlooms with quiet strength. Original iron pulls, delicately aged, add understated wabi-sabi charm without stealing the spotlight from the swirling figuring.

  • Origin: Niigata Prefecture, Japan

  • Era: c. 1920 – 1926 (Taishō)

  • Material: Solid keyaki (zelkova) with urushi finish, glass mirror, iron fittings

  • Use: Vanity mirror and jewelry chest, entryway statement, retail display

  • Features: Tilting full-length mirror, four drawers, one compartment, tiger-stripe burl grain on all faces, bracket feet

  • Dimensions: 20"W x 11 1/4"D x 51"H

  • Condition: Excellent; mirror re-silvered, lacquer glowing, minor age marks consistent with a century of respectful care

Stand before it and see not only your reflection, but the flicker of an artisan’s brush across living wood.

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size:
20"W x 11 1/4"D x 51"H