Antique Japanese Chobadansu Meiji Era 1868-1912 Document Tansu Chest Sugi 36" Cloisonne This tansu chest is made

This tansu chest is made of solid wood (paulownia) with a natural finish

good look at some of the close up photos to appreciate the art work

Regional variations in clay and firing atmosphere produced subtle differences in tone

Vintage Japanese sliding frosted glass windows done in a lattice style

Antique Japanese Chobadansu Meiji Era 1868-1912 Document Tansu Chest Sugi 36" Cloisonne This tansu chest is madeKnown as a chobadansu (document tansu chest), this chest was made in the Meiji era (1868 1912) of hinoki (cypress) face and sugi (cryptomeria) case and interiors. The choba dansu was a special chest used to store document, accounts, money and other valuables for a business enterprise. This chest has has a very unique configuration of 5 drawers 2 sliding doors (keyaki elm panels) concealing a storage area. This tansu chest is made with pegged tenon