Antique Japanese Edo Era c1840's Chobadansu Document Tansu Chest Keyaki Wood 30" Misedansu In Japan he is often

In Japan he is often depicted in a red robe with no arms or legs

Printed with the Kiwame censor's seal

particularly influenced by the figure of the Taoist god of the same attribute

as seen in the enlarged pictures

This signed carving (mid 20th century) was created by the indigenous Ainu people now mainly on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido

Antique Japanese Edo Era c1840's Chobadansu Document Tansu Chest Keyaki Wood 30" Misedansu In Japan he is oftenA rare Japanese tansu indeed with 18 drawers! Known as a chobadansu (document tansu chest), this chest was made in the late Edo era (c. 1840) of keyaki (zelkova elm) drawer face and sugi (cryptomeria) case interior. The choba dansu was a special chest used to store document, accounts, money and other valuables for a business enterprise. This chest has has a very unique configuration of 18 drawers for the storage of documents and tools. This tansu