Dramatic antique Japanese 2-section mizuya tansu (kitchen chest), made of beautifully grained quartered sawn keyaki (elm) wood, top section has sliding panels that open to one large compartment with one shelf, an opening door on the upper right has a very unusual wooden handle and also opens to a compartment with one self.  Below that are three small drawers of different sizes, along the middle of the piece are 4 larger drawers with iron warabite shaped drawer pulls. The bottom section is one large compartment with one shelf covered by a pair of sliding panels with matching cut out details to the sliding panels in the upper section of the chest, Meiji Period (1868-1912). Size: 71 1/2" high x 78" wide x 20 1/4" deep.