Lovely antique Japanese choba tansu (merchant's chest), made of keyaki (elm) wood with original deep reddish orange translucent lacquer finish, iron hardware, locking bar with iron kiri mon (crest), comes with a key, Edo/Meiji Period (mid 1800's). Size: 26 1/2" high x 23 1/2" wide x 13" deep.

item #701574

Japanese Sakata area keyaki kodansu, beautiful condition and original finish. Hardware includes crane and turtle symbols of happiness and longevity on largest lock. Bar hardware has family mon. Meiji Period, circa 1860s. Size: 22"H 11.25"D 22.25"L

item #696089

Wonderful smaller sized Taisho Period, circa 1920s, Glass Mizuya, kitchen cabinet, ,made of hinoki, Japanese cypress, keyaki, elm, and sugi,cryptomeria, woods. Beautiful original opaque etched glass, lattice design on the sliding doors, good condition. Size: 48H x 24.75W x 11.5D

item #694007

Antique Japanese choba tansu, made with rare keyaki (elm) wood burl on front with translucent lacquer finish, iron hardware, Meiji Period (1868-1912). Size: 36 1/4" high x 30" wide x 17 1/4" deep.

item #690775

Beautiful Japanese 2-section futon tansu, light color, made of sugi (cryptomeria) wood with iron hardware, Meiji Period (1868-1912). Size: 66" high x 67 3/4" wide x 28 1/2" deep.

item #690773

Beautiful and dramatic antique Japanese chair ornately carved with dragons, dragons' eyes are inlaid with bone and mother of pearl, great detail, Meiji Period (1868-1912). Size: 41 1/2" high x 29" wide x 21" deep.

item #690772

Beautifully carved Japanese table with irises, dark finish, Meiji Period (1868-1912). Size: 27 1/4" high x 32 1/2" wide x 24" deep.

item #690767

Lovely Japanese antique dark wood small tansu, made with persimmon wood front, persimmon marquetry creates woven pattern on sliding panels, Taisho Period (early 20th century). Size: 24" high x 23 1/4" wide x 16" deep.

item #690765

Beautiful Japanese 2-section kannon biraki tansu, kiri (paulownia) wood front with sugi (cedar) wood sides, 4 interior drawers, lots of nice iron hardware, Meiji Period (1968-1912) Size; 39 1/4" high x 37 1/4" wide x 15 1/4" deep.

item #690761

Japanese antique wheeled trunk (Nagamochi), made of hinoki (Japanese cypress) wood, all original with heavy iron hardware, from the Echizen Area of Japan (ref. "Wadansu-shusei", by Kodansha), Edo Period c.1800's. Size: 42" high x 55 1/4" wide x 27" deep. Exhibited: "Moving Cabinetry: Tansu from The Zentner Collection", Palo Alto Art Center, 2005.

item #679241