Antique Japanese Meiji Era (c1890’s) Kiri Kodansu Personal Tansu 6 Drawer 25"W Roundel in which function was merged

in which function was merged with sculptural symbolism

That explains the grid-like brush marks and glaze style

Period: Shōwa

This is an antique late Edo Era (c

We received this statue from a collector who had been acquiring them for two generations

Antique Japanese Meiji Era (c1890’s) Kiri Kodansu Personal Tansu 6 Drawer 25"W Roundel in which function was mergedThis 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 four lock plates but the locks have over time become inoperable and no key is necessary and no risk of getting locked out. Height = 21. 5" Width = 25 Depth = 13" This