Antique Japanese Meiji Era (c1860’s) Kodansu Personal Tansu 6 Drawer 25"W Architectural 5" (approx

5" (approx

Adorned with a regal crown and surrounded by the flames of enlightenment

surface cracking

mid-20th-century Takamizawa edition

This thoughtful detail combines practicality with cultural tradition

Antique Japanese Meiji Era (c1860’s) Kodansu Personal Tansu 6 Drawer 25"W Architectural 5" (approxThis is an antique Japanese Meiji era (1868 1912) kodansu (personal chest). Used for storing documents, money and other precious items it is made throughout of solid Kiri wood (paulownia) front and case. Kodansu chest were a special piece used to store one's most valued items. There are two lock plates but the locks have over time become inoperable and no key is necessary and no risk of getting locked out. Height = 21. 25" (54cm) Width = 24. 75 (63cm)