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Lord David Linley jewelry box, made with marquetry wood with mother-of-pearl insert on four corners, lined, complete with keys and original storage box. Acquired from the Exclusive collection by Lord...
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Japanese Buddhist prayer beads, exceptionally long, 1000 5/8" diameter beads strung as one long necklace with two (2) large wood beads and tassel at the end. Mala beads used by...
$ 950.00 $ 1,760.00
Adapted from Portuguese priests in the 16th century, it was initially used only by the military elite until the 18th century when the more common classes adopted it as a...
Dear friends, In this trying and unsettling time, thinking of everyone’s health and safety, we have decided to close the shop for now until such time as the threat diminishes. In the meantime, if you feel in need of easing stress and cabin fever, we are always available to a one-on-one appointment, or you can always browse our website. Email guillerminapointrichmond@gmail.com to set up an appointment with us. Shelter in, be careful, stay healthy! - Guillermina
Tansu, A generic term for chests. Tansu comes in various shapes, sizes and function. Isho dansu is to store clothing, Mizuya , literally means “water room” is the Japanese word for a kitchen chest. The kaidan dansu (staircase chest) is probably one of my favorite tansu. They were used for access to upstairs, the drawers for storage . There are wheeled chests(Kuruma dansu), heavy duty used to store family heirlooms, Ship’s chest (funadansu),carried the Captain’s ship papers and coins. Kodansu are small chests, Medicine chest (Kusuri dansu), Cho-dansu(Merchant chest), Katana-dansu(sword chest), Chadansu(tea chests), And then there are the boxes, zenibako(accountant’s box), saisenbako(temple offertory boxes), getabako(shoe cabinet) haribako(sewing box). Tansu have very distinctive metalwork, handforged iron handles and depending on the...