Antique Japanese wonderful 2 section choba tansu, beautifully grained keyaki (elm) wood, heavy iron work including round lock plates and hirute shaped drawer pulls, safe box with 2 small interior drawers that are also made of keyaki, translucent red-orange lacquer finish, rare and wonderful!, late Edo/early Meiji Period. Size: 63 1/2" high x 35 1/2" wide x 16" deep.

item #893935

Antique Japanese 4 piece butsudan (Buddhist shrine for family use), interior with elaborate miniature temple roof and eves, decorated with wood carvings of apsaras (musician angels), peacocks, and flowers all floating in swirling clouds and lacquered gold, just below the altar is a dragon on either side of which are 2 drawers with birds also carved of wood and lacquered gold, pillars are decorated with copper hardware, the interior set of double doors are lacquered in gold and black with ... Click for details

item #893899

Wonderful Japanese antique choba tansu (merchant's chest), made all of keyaki (elm) wood with beautiful grain, medium brown translucent lacquer finish, bronze hardware with hirute shape drawer pulls on the top drawers and warabite shaped pulls on the bottom, top right hand sliding panel reveals 5 small interior drawers of different sizes made of hinoki wood with bronze drawer pulls that match the hirute pulls on the exterior, lovely joinery, keyaki (elm) horizontal bracing on sides and bac... Click for details

item #893517

Unusual Japanese antique karuma tansu, keyaki (elm) wood front and frame, deep red translucent lacquer finish, heavy iron hardware, 2 locking bars each covering 2 drawers, safe box with three small drawers , keyaki horizontal bracing on sides and back, Edo Period (late 18th, early 19th century). Size: 47" high x 47 3/4" wide x 24" deep.

item #893148

Antique Japanese fune bako (ship merchant's safe box), made all of keyaki (elm) wood with original deep brown finish, heavy iron work including chrysanthemum shaped lock plate on upper drawer and large raised chrysanthemum buds in corners, locking bar ( with key) covers 5 smaller drawers of varying sizes, square shaped drawer pulls, Edo Period (late 18th century / early 19th century). Size: 18" high x 20 1/2" wide x 17" deep.

item #888893

Wonderful and rare Japanese antique small kiri (paulownia) wood choba tansu (merchant's chest), made all of thick kiri wood with unusually heavy iron work, sliding panels have horizontal slats that are reinforced with iron bracing, behind sliding panels is a compartment with an open shelf and two small kiri drawers each with heavy iron lock, every drawer has iron lock and square shaped drawer pull, a dramatic piece!, Edo Period (early 19th century). Size: 24 3/4" high x 25" wide x 16" de... Click for details

item #888857

Small Antique Japanese choba dansu (merchant's chest) with locking bar and safe box, made with keyaki (elm) wood with beautiful grain on front, reddish orange translucent lacquer on front, top and sides as well as the frame on the front are all lacquered black, safe box has 2 small interior drawers also of keyaki wood, iron hardware including square shaped drawer pulls, comes with key, Edo Period (learly 19th century). Size: 24" high x 24" wide x 17 3/4" deep.

item #888853

Antique Japanese tansu made with keyaki wood front, beautifully grained wood with deep translucent red lacquer finish, iron hardware throughout, 2 large drawers along upper portion and 4 medium sized drawers below, lower right hand corner has a safe box with 2 small interior drawers also with keyaki fronts, comes with key, Edo Period (early 19th century). Size: 32" high x 33 1/2" wide x 17 1/2" deep.

item #888845

Dramatic antique Japanese 2-section mizuya tansu (kitchen chest), made of beautifully grained 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 compar... Click for details

item #888123

Antique Japanese choba dansu, top portion with sliding panels with horizontal slats, bottom portion with 2 large keyaki (elm) drawers and locking bar (with key), safe box in lower right with 2 small interior drawers also made of keyaki, lovely grain and patina, Edo Period. Size: 32" high x 35" wide x 18 1/2" deep.

item #886308