Beautiful Japanese antique chobako (merchant's safe box) made all of keyaki (elm) wood with original deep reddish-orange lacquer finish, dramatic keyaki burl wood used, extensive dove tail joinery, heavy copper hardware including elaborately cut lock plates, top portion has sliding panels that reveal 4 small drawers of different sizes, bottom portion has one larger exterior drawer and a drop in door that covers 2 more small interior drawers, has 2 keys, Edo Period.
Size: 11 1/2" high x 22... Click for details
Beautiful Japanese mizuya (kitchen tansu), all keyaki front with very dramatic grain and original red-orange tranlslucent lacquer finish, 2 sections with an unusually tall top section including 4 separate compartments covered by sliders and a series of 5 small drawers; bottom section has a large compartment with 4 sliding panels and a row of 9 drawers, Meiji Period.
Size: 68 1/2" high x 65 1/2" wide x 17" deep
Beautiful and rare large Japanese futon tansu, two sections, all keyaki front with dramatic grain, top section has 4 sliding panels which open to one large compartment, bottom section has 9 drawers of various sizes, a pair of sliding panels with horizontal slats covers a compartment with two small drawers, iron hardware including hirute shaped drawer pulls, the large sliding panels have bronze pulls with a chrysanthemum motif, beautiful deep brown original lacquer finish, Meiji Period.
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This Meiji era ranma, an interior transom, was an integral part of the architecture of an old Japanese frame house. Within those houses, moveable partitions of wide sliding doors (fusuma) were used to define rooms, allowing the flexible use of space. The ranma was suspended above the fusuma to fill a gap between the tops of the doors and the ceiling. Pierced carvings on these wood transoms facilitated circulation of air and light throughout the house as well as adding a decorative element. Carve... Click for details
Beautiful Japanese antique door made of heavy solid keyaki (elm) wood, the door has a very large and dramatic iron lock plate, beautifully grained keyaki wood with a translucent reddish brown lacquer finish, Edo/Meiji Period (mid 1800's).
Size: 70 1/4" high x 32 1/2" wide x 2" deep.
Japanese kiri (paulownia) wood kimono tansu in three sections, top section has sliding panels which open to a single compartment below which are three small drawers, the middle section has cabinet doors which open to compartment with 4 trays which slide out, the bottom section has two large drawers, small round locks with one key, rubbed clay finish accentuates a nice straight grain, Taisho Period (early 20th century).
Size: 61 1/2" high x 36" wide x 17 1/4" deep.
Antique Japanese tansu with locking bar over three drawers, one large bottom drawer with chrysanthemum lock, safe compartment with two small interior drawers and one secret compartment, opaque black lacquer finish on front, sides and top are a deep red translucent lacquer finish, iron hardware with scrolling design and mon on locking bar, Sakata area, early Meiji Period (late 19th century).
Size: 36" high x 35" wide x 17 1/2" deep.
Antique Japanese small fune bako (safe box), made of keyaki (elm) wood with reddish orange translucent lacquer finish, single locking panel can be removed to reveal 5 interior drawers of different sizes, iron hardware including bamboo shaped exterior lock and chrysanthemum shaped interior lock, bronze interior drawer pulls, Sakata area, late Edo Period (c. 1850).
Size: 13" high x 21 1/2" wide x 14 1/4" deep.
Antique Japanese fune dansu (merchant's ship safe), made of keyaki (elm) wood, heavy iron hardware including raised chrysanthemum buds in corners and on hinges, large iron chrysanthemum locks, sliding panel opens to 2 interior drawers, hinged door opens to 3 interior drawers, comes with 2 keys, Edo Period.
Size: 19" high x 21 1/4" wide x 17" deep.
Rare Antique Japanese fune bako (safe box) made of very thick keyaki wood, opening door with iron hardware and unusual peach shaped handle made of copper, large solid keyaki wood door opens to inner compartment of six drawers of various sizes also made of and framed in keyaki wood, iron hardware on interior including two locks, comes with 2 keys, Meiji Period.
Size: 26 1/4" high x 18 1/2" wide x 15 1/4" deep.
