Japanese Edo Period c1850's Sugi Wood Chobadansu Merchant Chest Tansu 37"W Makie Japanese lacquer from the Meiji

Japanese lacquer from the Meiji era was considered the finest ever made

This over a half century old inkan stamp measures 2

Old world craftsmanship - made with wooden pinned box joints (see picture 9)

Made of black bamboo stalk

A large and shapely Kutani (九谷) export ewer in the Western pitcher form

Japanese Edo Period c1850's Sugi Wood Chobadansu Merchant Chest Tansu 37"W Makie Japanese lacquer from the MeijiJapanese Sugi Wood Chobadansu Merchant Chest Late Edo Period Tansu Japan, late Edo period, c. 1850s 42. 5"H 37"W 17"D (108 94 43 cm); approx. 65 lbs (29. 5 kg) A well proportioned single piece chobadansu () in straight grained sugi (Japanese cedar), exhibiting the utilitarian construction of mid nineteenth century Japanese commercial furniture. The front presents two full width drawers at the top, each fitted with a pair of warabite (bracken) pulls