Antique Japanese Mirror Chest — Wood, 1920, Taisho Era (SKU: 25M-568)

Antique Japanese Mirror Chest — Wood, 1920, Taisho Era (SKU: 25M-568)

SKU:
25M-568
$450.00
IMPORTED FROM JAPAN
Size: 17"W x 9"D x 32"H
Ship From Location: Berkeley, California
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Antique Japanese Kyodai Mirror Chest — Kiri Wood, 1920s, Taisho Era
Where Beauty Meets Reflection, Rooted in Ritual

This elegant kyōdai (鏡台), or personal vanity mirror, captures the spirit of daily rituals from the Taisho period with quiet dignity and grace. Crafted from kiri (paulownia) wood, its finely grained surface glows with a warm, tiger-stripe figure, telling a story of nature’s quiet artistry. The mirror, adjustable and framed with slender vertical supports, was once the keeper of morning routines and moonlit reflections, perhaps lit by paper lanterns or shoji-filtered dawn.

Beneath the mirror, a chest of multiple drawers provided storage for delicate tools of self-care—kushi combs, kanzashi hairpins, or lacquered cosmetics. Even today, this mirror chest offers more than function—it offers calm intention. Whether gracing a dresser, studio, or gallery, it calls us to pause and see ourselves through a lens of time, craft, and quiet purpose.

  • Origin: Japan

  • Era: 1920s, Taisho period

  • Material: Kiri (paulownia) wood with prominent grain pattern

  • Use: Personal vanity; traditional Japanese grooming chest

  • Features: Swiveling mirror, three front-facing drawers, right-side cabinet with lockable latch, hand-forged pulls

  • Dimensions: 17"W x 9"D x 32"H

  • Condition: Excellent antique condition with some gentle patina, mirror shows natural aging of surface

  • In its glass, generations once sought symmetry and poise. Now, it reflects a story as timeless as the wood from which it was born.
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size:
17"W x 9"D x 32"H