Antique Japanese Parquetry Inlaid Wood Tansu Cabinet Yosegi Zaiku MarquetryJapanese Marquetry

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Antique Japanese Marquetry Tansu Cabinet. An antique Japanese Yosegi Ko Tansu (marquetry small chest) from the Hakone region made of … Read more Antique Japanese Marquetry Tansu Cabinet. An antique Japanese Yosegi Ko Tansu (marquetry small chest) from the Hakone region made of various natural colored woods with Kusunoki (Camphor), Katsura (Fir), and Suginoki (Cryptomeria) structure and drawer backs. Blue velvet lined drawers. Beautiful craftsmanship is evident in the unique one-of-a-kind design of this piece.
Yosegi is a centuries-old traditional Japanese craft that began in the late Edo era. The intricate design is formed by combining different natural colored cut rods of wood by gluing and binding them to make the desired pattern. After the glue has cured, the bound wood is planed cross grain to make sheets of the marquetry pattern that are applied to functional wooden crafts and art objects. The final result is a beautiful work of art that epitomizes Wabisabi (the art of understated elegance). See less