A Japanese antique choba tansu (merchant's chest) made all or kiri (paulownia) wood. With an unusual arrangement of drawers in various sizes on either side and a compartment with sliders in the center. A large full-width drawer on the top and another on the bottom. The left has four small drawer and the right has three. Iron hardware includes hirute shaped drawer pulls, round lock plates and corner brackets.

Age: Edo Period (circa early 1800's)

Dimensions: 25" high x 30"... Click for details

Japanese antique choba tansu (merchant's chest) made of hinoki (Japanese cypress) wood. The chest consists of six exterior drawers of various sizes and two compartments with sliding panels. The bottom compartment has three interior drawers in the lower right hand portion. These small drawers are made with unusually thick kiri (paulownia) wood with fronts of unfinished hinoki wood. One of the drawers has a little cover that opens by a finger hole. The tansu's hardware includes round iron lock... Click for details

Japanese antique byobu screen painting in two panels with a scene of a samurai on the back of a black horse. The warrior is dressed in armor and wears a jingasa (war hat) with a tall point. His bow rests in his lap. He has a coil of extra bow string attached to belt and arrows in a quiver on his back. His black war horse is outfitted with red tassels streaming from bridle and saddle. Cherry blossom petals float through the air and settle on the ground and rocks below.
Signed by the... Click for details

An original Japanese Meiji period choba tansu, or merchant’s chest, constructed from richly grained keyaki (zelkova) wood with its distinctive swirling patterns, framed with kiri wood and fitted with original iron hardware. This functional yet elegant chest would have served as the nerve center of a shop, holding ledgers, documents, coinage, and essential tools of trade.
The chest features a series of graduated drawers, each fitted with forged iron warabite-style pulls, and reinforced... Click for details

An authentic Japanese (1868–1912) choba tansu, crafted from kiri (paulownia) wood and reinforced with original hand-forged iron fittings. This finely made merchant’s chest reflects the ingenuity and practicality of Japan’s shopkeepers, who used such pieces to organize accounts, store money, and safeguard important documents.
The chest is designed with multiple drawers of varying sizes, a pair of sliding doors at center, and a locking compartment for valuables. Its iron... Click for details

An antique Japanese isho tansu made of keyaki (elm) wood with beautiful grain, lacquer finish and original patina. There are six drawers of various sizes: One large full-width drawer at the top, three medium sized drawers and two small exterior drawers. A safe box on the right hand side has a hinged door that opens to three small interior drawers. Dramatic iron hardware includes elaborate lock plates with scrolling peony vines and moko shaped drawers pulls.

Age: Meiji Period... Click for details

A Japanese antique kimono isho tansu in three stacking sections. The top section has sliding panels over three drawers. The sliders open to a shelf with two small interior drawers on the right hand side and a simple shelf on the left. The middle section has large hinged doors which open outward to reveal three full-width slide-out tray originally used for folded kimonos. The bottom section has three full-width drawers.
The tansu is made of kiri (paulownia) wood with drawer interiors... Click for details

A small Japanese antique butsudan, a Buddhist altar for personal use inside a home or business. Beautifully carved and lacquered. The exterior doors open to reveal another pair of lattice doors. These open to an all gold lacquer altar with pillars and painted phoenixes floating in swirling mist. On the altar are two small separate bronze vases with gold metal lotus blossoms and a little bronze bell on a little silk cushion. The bottom portion of the Butsudan has a drawer for storage.... Click for details

This finely carved Meiji period (1868–1912) okimono presents Daruma (Bodhidharma), the legendary founder of Zen Buddhism, captured in a rare and animated moment. The figure stretches wide-mouthed and yawning, as though just awakening after his famed 14-year meditation. The sculptor has skillfully rendered the vitality of this moment, with flowing robes highlighted in their original red pigment, contrasting beautifully against the warm patina of the boxwood. The carving remains in excellent... Click for details

Japanese vintage byobu screen painting of a blossoming plum branch. Painted in mineral colors on metal leaf on paper. The screen consists of four panels. Symbolic of resilience, renewal and the coming of Spring. Signed by the artist.

Age: Show Period (Mid 20th Century)

Dimensions: 36" high x 70 1/2" long