Keyaki Isho Dansu From Sendai - Late Meiji Era Style - Rouleau Vase suitable as a garden gate

suitable as a garden gate or wall feature

For similar examples see page 84 of Museums of India 'National Handicrafts & Handlooms Museum New Delhi' by Jyotindra Jain & Aarti Aggarwala

5 x 57 (wxdxh cms)

these vessels often carried tikka ash or vibhuti which is used in the same way

We would suggest using this freestanding on the floor rather than on a wall due to its heavy weight

Keyaki Isho Dansu From Sendai - Late Meiji Era Style - Rouleau Vase suitable as a garden gateThis Japanese tansu chest is from Sendai province and dates to the late Meiji era (1868 1912), circa 1900. Tansu and isho dansu made in Sendai province were some of the best ever made. The masterfully crafted ironwork is particular to Sendai province. Sendai metalwork forgoes straight lines and spreads effortlessly. The more extravagant fittings like those on this tansu appeared in the mid Meiji period when the sword carrying ban of 1876 was brought