Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1890 Kannon Biraki Clothing Tansu Chest Sugi Wood 36"W Hashioki and unlike chalk lines

and unlike chalk lines

This suzuribako (portable calligraphy tansu) has one drawer and a lidded top section

and the neck and foot rim retain clean blue overlaid rings

This bowl has a sustained audible ring of over 1 minute measures 4

We typically sell full sets with the hand turned wooden bowls on our other eBay store: Shoguns Gallery

Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1890 Kannon Biraki Clothing Tansu Chest Sugi Wood 36"W Hashioki and unlike chalk linesKnown as a Kannon Biraki, this chest was made in the Meiji era (1868 1912) of sugi (cryptomeria) case with kiri (paulownia) interiors. The Kannon Biraki Tansu was often given as part of a bride's dowry in order to be able to store the precious wedding kimono and accessories. This chest can be easily used stacked or separated for side by side use or even as two bedside pieces. This tansu chest is made with pegged tenon open mortise corner box joint