chiffonier

Japanese: chiffonier
chiffonier

...In the 18th century, this type of small dresser with a dressing mirror was popular for use in women's bedrooms, and because of its emphasis on practical functionality, it was popular among the middle classes in England and America from the 18th to the 19th century. Also, from the late 18th century, a tall chest of drawers with five to seven drawers called a chiffonier became popular mainly in France and England as a storage chest for women's embroidery tools and fabrics. Those from the Louis XVI era were decorated with gorgeous marquetry on the entire surface and were generally tall with seven drawers. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "chiffonier" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…18世紀にはこの小型の衣装簞笥に鏡台dressing mirrorをのせた化粧簞笥が婦人の寝室用として流行し,実用的な機能が重視されたことから,18世紀から19世紀にかけてイギリスやアメリカの市民階級の間で流行した。また,18世紀後期からは,シフォニアchiffonierとよぶ背の高い五つから七つのひきだしを備えた簞笥が,婦人の刺繡道具や布地を収納する整理簞笥としてフランスやイギリスを中心に流行した。ルイ16世時代のものは全面に華麗な寄木細工の装飾が施され,一般に七つのひきだしを備えた背の高い形式である。…

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