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Making tansu chests of drawers. (Iwayado Tansu Seisakujo).

Ryoichiro Mishina of Iwayado Tansu Seisakujo making a frame for a chest of drawers, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, July 18, 2013. Iwayado Tansu chests of drawers have been made in the city of Oshu since the 1780s. They are noted for their fine lacquer finish and finely-wrought metalwork fittings.

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Contained in galleries: Iwayado Tansu, Iwate, Oct 2013

Ryoichiro Mishina of Iwayado Tansu Seisakujo making a frame for a chest of drawers, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, July 18, 2013. Iwayado Tansu chests of drawers have been made in the city of Oshu since the 1780s. They are noted for their fine lacquer finish and finely-wrought metalwork fittings.