Getbako (shoe cabinet)
Traditionally for storing shoes, this getabako was commissioned to serve as altar for a butsudan. These extremely versatile and elegant cabinets can be built to any dimensions. They can be stacked or set side-by-side, made with doors, drawers or simply left open and used as shelving.
- No nails. No screws.
- Sliding doors with chrysanthemum door pulls
- Alder, clear pine and redwood
- Handmade using traditional Japanese hand-tools
~ by calebnrogers on June 15, 2017.
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