Japanese Edo Period c1850's Sugi Wood Chobadansu Merchant Chest Tansu 37"W Makie Doors move easily without binding

Doors move easily without binding

Old world craftsmanship - made with wooden pinned box joints (see picture 9)

A large and shapely Kutani (九谷) export ewer in the Western pitcher form

Antique Japanese Full Sized Samurai Armor

75" (20cm)

Japanese Edo Period c1850's Sugi Wood Chobadansu Merchant Chest Tansu 37"W Makie Doors move easily without bindingJapanese Sugi Wood Chobadansu Merchant Chest Late Edo Period Tansu Japan, late Edo period, c. 1850s 42. 5"H 37"W 17"D (108 94 43 cm); approx. 65 lbs (29. 5 kg) A well proportioned single piece chobadansu () in straight grained sugi (Japanese cedar), exhibiting the utilitarian construction of mid nineteenth century Japanese commercial furniture. The front presents two full width drawers at the top, each fitted with a pair of warabite (bracken) pulls