Antique Japanese choba dansu, top portion with sliding panels with horizontal slats, bottom portion with 2 large keyaki (elm) drawers and locking bar (with key), safe box in lower right with 2 small interior drawers also made of keyaki, lovely grain and patina, Edo Period.
Size: 32" high x 35" wide x 18 1/2" deep.
Japanese antique fune bako (merchant's safe), made all of keyaki (elm) wood, very heavy and beautifully grained pieces of keyaki wood used, door opens to 3 interior drawers also with keyaki wood fronts (interior of each drawer made with kiri (paulownia) wood, wooden bracing on the bottom, heavy iron hardware including double locks on the outer doors and each of the three interior drawers has a large lock as well, two handles on top of safe, 2 iron reinforced holes at the bottom of each si... Click for details
Beautiful and elegant chest for keeping tea utensils. From top to bottom: shelf behind four sliding doors, one curved, wave shaped display shelf and one straight shelf, one curved drawer, two shelf behind two sliding doors each. Doors and drawer fronts made of beautiful mulberry veneer. On the insides and backs of doors and drawers there are left and right marks and numbers in black ink, to indicate the right place for each door. The sides of a wood with coarser grain. Japan, Taisho period.... Click for details
Japanese antique tall plant table with marble top, carved latticework and claw feet, inset square of white marble with gray striations, dark wood finish, made for export, circa 1910.
Size: 40 1/2" high x 16" wide x 16" deep. (top is 14 1/2" wide x 14 1/2" deep.)
Japanese Edo Period Samurai's Armor Box, with iron fittings, mon on top lid cover and kanji writing on side. For transport with iron rings for tie-downs. All-kiri wood, wear and losses. Dimensions: 21" Deep 18" Wide 26" High.
Antique Japanese 2 section kannon biraki (tansu with opening doors), made of kiri wood with natural color, heavy iron hardware, safe box in lower right with 2 interior drawers, Meiji Period (1868-1912).
Size: 40 1/2" high x 37" wide x 16 1/2" deep.
Beautiful antique Japanese fune tansu (merchant's ship safe), made of keyaki wood with heavy iron hardware,
top has drawer with elaborate lock, bottom has removable panel with three locks, interior has two small locking drawers and another drop in door which reveals a separate locking money box, interior components are made of kiri, iron bracing on top and sides, bottom has wooden bracing, Edo Period ( 2 keys).
Size: 19 1/4" high x 21 1/2" wide x 18" deep
Japanese karuma tansu (wheeled storage chest), from the Mikuni area of Japan, made of keyaki (elm) wood, two long drawers on top portion of chest are held in place by a locking bar (comes with key), bottom portion of chest has large open compartment covered by sliding panels with horizontal slats, wonderful iron hardware, Edo Period.
Size: 49 1/2" high x 54" wide x 23 1/2" deep.
Antique Japanese small tansu chest for personal use, made of kiri (paulownia) wood with natural light finish, beautiful deep red lacquered iron hardware with locks in the shape of fans, Edo Period (c. early 1800's).
Size: 22" high x 22 3/4" wide x 11 1/2" deep.
