ENDO OTO COLLECTION IN ASANO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (PART 1) : FURNITURE OF ROOM FOR HONORED GUESTS IN YOKOHAMA SILK CONDITIONING HOUSE

Some of the sketches in Endo Oto collection in Asano institute of technology depict furniture of room for honored guests in Yokohama Silk Conditioning House. These were a design incorporates elements found in Heian period furniture into Western furniture. Among these sketches with Endo’s stamp, there was one a different design was drawn by layering tracing paper, and it was confirmed from old photographs that this design had been adopted. It has been said furniture of room for honored guests was “designed by the Imperial Household Ministry”, but this research suggests Endo was involved in the design of the furniture.