Japanese Showa Era Sakura Lantern Table Lamp Pair Black Lacquer Brass 15"H Table a flowing robe

a flowing robe

This is an antique Taisho era (c 1920's) kyodai (vanity tansu chest) with a unique arrangement of five drawers

and deeply developed surface presence

which is centered with a boldly glazed cobalt teardrop finial — a strong visual anchor for the composition

Although Western-style cigarette smoking grew in popularity during the Meiji period

Japanese Showa Era Sakura Lantern Table Lamp Pair Black Lacquer Brass 15"H Table a flowing robeJapanese Showa Era Sakura Lantern Table Lamp Pair Black Lacquer Brass 15"H Pair of Japanese rotating sakura lantern table lamps by Hiunkudo, black lacquer and brass with chirimen fabric shades Japan, Showa Period, mid 20th century A striking pair of Japanese electric table lamps in the traditional andon () lantern form, produced by Hiunkudo (), a registered Japanese specialty lamp maker. Traditionally used with a family butsudan alter. The globular