Miniature Rack Item Number: N2.902 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Miniature clothing rack (part b) and shelf cabinet (zushidana; 厨子棚) (part a). Gold circular designs on dark brown wood; brass-bound edges decorate both pieces. The shelving cabinet has three levels below the table top: an open shelf, above middle and lower levels that both have open and closed door sections, on opposite sides. The doors on the middle level have a human figure decoration on the inside. Doors on the lower level have an animal decoration on the inside. The sides have circular cut-outs. The clothing rack (part b) has three horizontal bars, one at the top, which extends past the side bars; one in the middle, and the lower piece which is part of the base that has curved feet at each end.