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Echizen chests(越前箪笥)

えちぜんたんす Echizen Chests

Nailless joinery dressed in heavy iron mounts, as befits a blacksmithing town.

TypeWorkshop or kiln
GenreCrafts / Ceramics / Metalwork
City / townEchizen
Founded / openedEdo period
Area in the prefectureReihoku

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Where is Echizen Chests?
It is in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It is a craft workshop.
What can I see at Echizen Chests?
Nailless joinery dressed in heavy iron mounts, as befits a blacksmithing town. The focus is crafts and ceramics, metalwork.
When was Echizen Chests established?
It dates from the Edo period.

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