Antique Japanese Document Tansu Meiji Era c1890's Sugi Wood Tansu Chest 57” Tea Accessories It is crafted in the

It is crafted in the Korean style and is bent into a spout

5 cm)CONDITION: Excellent antique condition with expected minor kiln impurities and tiny glaze specks common to early firing

The outer wall carries two registers of circular reticulated piercing at the shoulder and lower body

The paper artwork is trimmed in brocade like cloth with two colors/patterns

signed with red seal

Antique Japanese Document Tansu Meiji Era c1890's Sugi Wood Tansu Chest 57” Tea Accessories It is crafted in theKnown as a chobadansu (document tansu chest), this chest was made in the 19th century Meiji era (1868 1912). Made in two pieces of all sugi (cryptomeria) or Japanese cedar both face and interior. The choba dansu was a special chest used to store document, accounts, money and other valuables for a business enterprise. This chest has a very unique configuration of 9 drawers (2 located behind the armored safe door) and 2 cabinets accessed behind sliding