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"Choukin" metalworking workshop where metal parts for tansu chests of drawers are made.

An artisan forging a handle for a "tansu" chest of drawers, Iwayado, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, July 19, 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

An artisan forging a handle for a "tansu" chest of drawers, Iwayado, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, July 19, 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.