Wonderful rare antique Japanese fune bako (ship safe box), made all of keyaki (elm) wood with heavy iron work, single door is a separate drop in panel with 3 locks, interior consists of 6 drawers of different sizes (2 of which have heavy iron locks), all drawers have thick keyaki fronts and kiri (paulownia) wood interiors, beautiful grain and finish through out, kashiwa mon on front is made of bronze encircled in iron, comes with one key, characters in ink on bottom, Edo Period. Size: ... Click for details

item #763202

Antique Japanese fune tansu (ship safe box), made of keyaki (elm) wood with elaborate heavy iron work, safe box has hinged door which opens to the right to reveal 4 small kiri (paulownia) wood drawers of differing sizes (one of which has a chrysanthemum lock), the left hand door to the safe opens by sliding to the right revealing 2 small kiri wood drawers, one large external drawer on top with large lock, chrysanthemum iron work through out including raised blossoms on the corners of drawer ... Click for details

item #763176

Contemporary Japanese large futon tansu, large sliders with vertical slats open to large compartments with 2 shelves on the right and 1 shelf on the left (divider in center for support), 3 large drawers along the bottom, iron hardware, elm wood. Size: 47" high x 59" wide x 21 3/4" deep.

item #762807

Japanese carved ranma with design of carp jumping through waves, great detail and lovely movement, carved of hardwood with black lacquered wood frames. Meiji Period (1868-1912). Size: 13 1/2" high x 72 1/2" long x 1 1/2" deep.

item #760406

Antique Japanese merchant's box (chobako), made of very heavy solid keyaki (elm) wood with lovely dovetail joints on fame, original deep red-orange and black lacquer finish, iron hardware, Sakata area of Japan, Edo Period. Size: 10 1/2" high x 22 1/2" wide x 13" deep.

item #757321

Antique Japanese single section kitchen tansu (mizuya), made of hinoki and sugi woods with keyaki (elm) wood drawer fronts and small slider panels, large sliding panels with beautiful vertical slats, iron hardware, 5 medium sized drawers along bottom, 3 small drawers, Meiji Period (1868-1912). Size: 32 3/4" high x 70" long x 17 3/4" deep

item #757298

Antique Japanese storage trunk, made of sugi wood with original deep red translucent lacquer finish, top lid lifts off, single drawer at bottom, iron hardware with lacquered iron round lock plate, (great for coffee or end table), Meiji Period. Size: 18 3/4" high x 29 3/4" wide x 16 1/2" deep.

item #757296

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

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