bonheur-du-jour (English spelling) bonheurdujour

Japanese: bonheur-du-jour(英語表記)bonheurdujour
bonheur-du-jour (English spelling) bonheurdujour

…This was primarily used by women to write letters and memos, and had drawers on both sides of the desk and a small storage shelf at the rear of the deck. In France, it was called the bonheur-du-jour, and was popular as a bedroom desk for women from the reign of Louis XV to Napoleon I. During the reign of Louis XVI, a folding vanity mirror was installed in the center drawer, and drawers for cosmetics and toiletries were added to both sides, so that the desk could also serve as a dressing table. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "bonheur-du-jour" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これは主として女性が手紙やメモなどを書くためのもので,机の両袖に引出し,甲板の後部に小型整理棚を備えている。フランスではこれをボヌール・デュ・ジュールbonheur‐du‐jourと名付け,ルイ15世時代からナポレオン1世時代にかけて,婦人の寝室用の書机として人気を博した。ルイ16世時代には中央部の引出しに折畳み式化粧鏡を組み込み,両袖に化粧品と化粧具を収納できる引出しを取り付けたので,この書机は化粧テーブルの役目も果たすことができた。…

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