Japanese Wool Fabric, Grey with Geometric and Floral Pattern tables stools Chinese provincial stool made from

Chinese provincial stool made from reclaimed elm wood

A two-piece Japanese merchant’s storage cabinet (choba dansu)

Early 20th century

These chests were used on merchant vessels traveling the Japanese trade routes and served as safes for ship captains and owners

Japanese Wool Fabric, Grey with Geometric and Floral Pattern tables stools Chinese provincial stool made fromA piece of Japanese Wool Fabric, with Turkish like floral geometric pattern. Traditional Japanese kimono are made with bolts of fabric called tanmono, meaning simply fabric roll. Each tanmono is between 12 15 metres long, but only 36cm wide as kimono are made up of panels in that width. These fabric rolls are unique and it is rare to find two exactly the same, which is why vintage kimono silk is so well loved around the world. In our store we sell