Beautiful and rare Japanese antique choba tansu (merchant's chest) , made of all solid keyaki (elm) wood, iron hardware, locking bar, safe compartment with 2 small drawers on inside, come with set of keys, gorgeous deep brown finish, Edo Period. Size: 37" high x 36" wide x 15 3/4" deep.

item #757294

Beautiful Japanese Art Deco Period lacquer box with stylized design of wheat, wonderfully bold and unusual , brown, rust, and gold lacquer on beige ground, inlaid with mother of pearl, black lacquer on back and interior, silver rims, unusual angled corners, with signed kiri tomobako, early Showa Period (c. 1930's). Size: 13 7/8" long x 9 1/2" wide x 2 1/2" deep.

item #754320

Beautiful Japanese Deco Period bronze vase, raised stylized motif on front and back, wonderful deep reddish patina, signed on bottom, Taisho/Showa Period (early 20th century). Size: 6 3/4" high x 6" wide.

item #752875

Antique Japanese small knife with handle, blade with 7 incised characters, handle is made of bronze with gold inlaid design of kendo, Edo Period. Size: 8 3/8" long

item #752873

Japanese writing brush in ornate case, case is made of copper with black lacquer and inlaid all over in an ornate pattern with tiny pieces of gold and shell, design of chrysanthemum on hinged ink well cover, 2 sided brush made of ivory hidden in stem, large shell inlaid cartouch on bottom, beautiful and delicate. Size: 6 3/4" high x 1 1/4" wide

item #752868

Antique Japanese bronze figure of a puppy with front paws on ball with long tassle, very sweet, ball, tassle and puppy all separate pieces, late Meiji Period (1868-1912), signed: Kosan Size: 6" high x 12" wide x 4 1/4"deep.

item #752778

Wonderful antique Japanese bronze figure of a puppy sitting with his paw on a drum, very sweet and playful with lovely detail. Signed by artist. Meiji Period (1868-1912). Size: 4 3/8" high.

item #750700

Charming group of 3 bronze puppies playing, antique Japanese, made of bronze, frolicking puppies! Signed: Chiko, Taisho Period (early 20th century c. 1915.) size of group of 2 puppies: 4 1/4" high size of small puppy: 3" high

item #748597

Unusual drawer arrangement for this hinoki wood merchant's choba tansu, two drawers behind lower set of sliding doors. Iron fittings for hardware, square-shaped handles. Good condition. Meiji Period (1868-1912). Size: 41.25H 35.5L 15.5D

item #745921

Japanese Meiji Period (c1900) two-section "Isho" tansu from the Yonezawa area, with beautiful figured Keyaki wood drawer faces and black trim with a reddish lacquered wash on the Sugi wood frame. Original finish! Iron metal fittings with the distinctive Yonezawa cherry blossom locks and "Moko" (melon) drawer pulls. Has a set of three keys, one of which opens the safe to interior drawers. A fantastic piece. Size: length 44.25" x height 37.5" x depth 17.5"

item #745880