Editorial demonstration image — Yanhao Fang / UnsplashThe Takayama Side Cabinet
Mid-20th century, estimated
Gifu, Japan
The facts,
before the feeling.
- Materials
- Stained hardwood, iron, glass
- Dimensions
- W 78 × D 34 × H 91 cm
- Condition
- Visible patina; condition to be verified before acquisition.
- Source status
- Not a live sale listing. Unsplash License.
What we know
A low storage cabinet photographed in Takayama. The construction, age, and suitability for export would be verified by KIOKU before any offer.
What remains
Its dark finish has thinned at the corners. The uneven sheen records years of dusting, setting down, and lifting away.
A life imagined
“It stood at the quiet edge of a room, useful enough to be touched every day and familiar enough to disappear into the life around it.”
This is an editorial reflection, not documented provenance.Care, not correction.
An optional inspection can recommend preservation, structural stabilisation, or a more complete finish restoration.
Any treatment, cost, and visual change is agreed with you before work begins. “Sashimono” is used only when the construction and practitioner genuinely warrant the term.
Our restoration principles →Request
this piece.
Tell us where it would travel and what you need to know. We first confirm availability and feasibility. No payment is taken here.