Japanese Antique Choba Tansu (Merchant Chest) Kiri Wood, Meiji period

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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Furniture: Pre 1900: Item # 1428857

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Antique Japanese Choba Tansu (merchant chest) from the Tohoku area, made of with Kiri (Paulownia) wood front and Sugi (Cryptomeria) wood frame. Five exterior drawers including an unusual wide and shallow drawer just beneath a compartment with sliding panels. The sliding panels have horizontal slats and frame made of Kurinoki (Chestnut wood). A small safe box on the right-hand side of the tansu has a hinged door which opens to reveal two small drawers on the inside. Lovely natural finish.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 30" high x 30" wide x 15 3/4" deep