Japanese Meiji period (c. 1900) Tansu made of lacquered "Kuri" wood (chestnut) with iron locks and handles. Two interior drawers behind locking safe with key.
Size: H 38" x L 41.75" x D 17.75"
Large rare antique Japanese choba tansu (merchant's chest), from the Mikuni area of Japan, made of heavy solid keyaki (elm) wood throughout, wooden bracing on sides and back, large compartment with sliding panels has 4 smaller interior drawers, safe box has 2 small interior drawers, beautiful heavy iron work, has 3 keys, Edo Period.
Size: 35 1/2" high x 47 1/2" wide x 19 1/4" deep.
Japanese two section Kiri wood Isho "clothing" Tansu from the Matsumoto area dating from mid-Meiji period (c1900), with large "C" shaped iron handles and round
iron locks.
Size: H 44" x W 34" x D 16.5"
Japanese 2-section Isho "clothing" Kiri wood Tansu dating from mid Meiji period (c1900), with heavy
square handles and large round locks.
Size: H 45" x W 35.75" x D 16.25"
A two section Kiri wood Japanese Isho "clothing" Tansu dating from mid-Meiji period C1900, with heavy C shaped handles and large square locks, safe door hides two interior drawers.
Size H 41.5" x W 38" x D 16.5"
Antique Japanese isho tansu (clothing chest) in 3 sections, made with gorgeous keyaki (elm) wood burl on the front and straight grained keyaki through out, interior made with kiri (paulownia) wood, top compartment with sliders opens to reveal recessed shelf area, 5 large drawers, 4 smaller drawers, beautiful details everywhere, antler used for decoration around key holes and as small handles on sliders and drop in panel, lovely deep red translucent lacquer finish, Showa Period.
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Japanese Gata Bako Tansu (shoe cabinet) composed of two sliding door compartments made of woven Nara wood over two Keyaki wood drawers with textured diamond shaped glass panes with Kuri wood frame,
Showa age (c1930). Size: L 29.25" x H 37.25" x D 12.25"
A fabulous two section Japanese Sado Island Isho Tansu made of burl Keyaki wood with Sugi frame and Kiri wood interior dating from the Meiji period (c.1900), with beautiful forged iron fittings on a lacquer finish, all original and in top condition.
Size: L 45.5" x H 45" x D 17"
L 45.5" x H 45" x D 17"
H 45" x D 17"
Wonderful rare antique Japanese fune bako (ship safe box), made all of keyaki (elm) wood with heavy iron work, single door is a separate drop in panel with 3 locks, interior consists of 6 drawers of different sizes (2 of which have heavy iron locks), all drawers have thick keyaki fronts and kiri (paulownia) wood interiors, beautiful grain and finish through out, kashiwa mon on front is made of bronze encircled in iron, comes with one key, characters in ink on bottom, Edo Period.
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Antique Japanese fune tansu (ship safe box), made of keyaki (elm) wood with elaborate heavy iron work, safe box has hinged door which opens to the right to reveal 4 small kiri (paulownia) wood drawers of differing sizes (one of which has a chrysanthemum lock), the left hand door to the safe opens by sliding to the right revealing 2 small kiri wood drawers, one large external drawer on top with large lock, chrysanthemum iron work through out including raised blossoms on the corners of drawer ... Click for details
