Antique Japanese Taisho Era c1920's Kiri 5 Drawer Kodansu 37"H Haori there is an old saying

there is an old saying in Japanese "There is nothing more satisfying than tea made with water from a rusty pot

25" (inside diameter is 11")

This is a vintage Japanese ceramic statue of Bodhidharma (Daruma) the first patriarch of zen in red robes

5) tall and1 1/2" at the widest (4 cm)

) made of Sugi (Japanese cedar) wood face and casing

Antique Japanese Taisho Era c1920's Kiri 5 Drawer Kodansu 37"H Haori there is an old sayingThis is an antique Japanese tansu known as a kodansu. this tansu chest was made and used over 100 years ago years ago in the late Meiji Era (c. 1910). The kodansu was a special personal chest and was used to store everything from letter writing accessories as well as money, documents and other valuables. This tansu chest is made of kiri (paulownia) wood case and interiors. It shows great care in the construction with hardened hinoki wood peg