Antique Japanese Getabako Shoe Cabinet Meiji Era c1890’s Sugi Wood 36" Paper five-drawer lower section (three over

five-drawer lower section (three over two)

Box Signed By: Artist

created using the traditional tsutsugaki dyeing technique

This is a vintage red lacquered Chinese cabinet side table

Print 22"T x 16"W

Antique Japanese Getabako Shoe Cabinet Meiji Era c1890’s Sugi Wood 36" Paper five-drawer lower section (three overA getabako () is a traditional Japanese shoe cabinet used for storing footwear, especially at the entrance of homes, temples, schools, or inns. The name literally means geta box, referring to getatraditional Japanese wooden sandals. Typically made of wood, getabako can range from simple, utilitarian designs to more ornate pieces. They usually have shelves or cubbyholes behind sliding or hinged doors and are placed in the genkan (entryway) to keep