Antique Japanese Meiji Era 1880's Suzuribako Calligraphy Tansu Chestnut 3 Drawer 13" Kokeshi Sits squarely

Sits squarely

5 cm) and 6" (15 cm) tall

It has places for a chawan

Place it in the direction you want money to flow

Carved in the shape of well rendered round manju  (a kind of baked bun) it is a perfect reverse carving that

Antique Japanese Meiji Era 1880's Suzuribako Calligraphy Tansu Chestnut 3 Drawer 13" Kokeshi Sits squarelyThis is antique Japanese suzuribako from the Meiji Era (c. 1880's). This suzuribako (portable calligraphy tansu) has two drawers and a lidded top section, made of solid Chestnut wood. The metal hardware is hand forged iron. Suzuribako were used as portable accounting chests (the forerunner of the attache' case). Also known as a calligraphy chest as it housed an ink stone, brushes, ink stick, and paper. Chestnut wood was a wood of choice for such a