Zentner Collection: Antique Japanese Tansu, Asian Works of Art
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Incredible Japanese Lacquer and Shell Inlay Boxes Signed Ogata Kōrin
Incredible Japanese Lacquer and Shell Inlay Boxes Signed Ogata Kōrin
Antique Japanese makie lacquer suzuri bako (writing box) and matching large stationary box signed with bold signatures on the bottom reading: 光琳 青々Kо̄rin Seisei, an artist name used by Ogata Kōrin (1658 – 1716).
Both boxes have domed lids and are decorated entirely in gold lacquer with highly raised designs of flowers and silver pine branches. The flowers are further embellished with inlaid shell. Inside the boxes are motifs of swirling water.
The larger box was... Click for details
item #1479922
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Antique Japanese Funa Tansu (Ship Chest) Keyaki Edo
Antique Japanese Funa Tansu (Ship Chest) Keyaki Edo
An antique Japanese Funa Tansu (ship chest) made of Keyaki (Zelkova) wood. All original hand forged iron fittings and finish. Top handle in the Warabite design for carrying. Safe door opens to reveal 5 drawers where important documents, papers, writing brushes, an inkstone and valuables were stored. A trick secret storage box was used to hide important trinkets.

Age: Edo Period (1800-1850)

Dimensions: 13" Wide by 14 7/8" High by 16 5/8" Deep ... Click for details
item #1479887
$2,250.00
Antique Korean Bandaji Ash & Red Pine Bedding Chest
Antique Korean Bandaji Ash & Red Pine Bedding Chest
An antique Korean Bandaji chest with book matched Ash and Red Pine woods. Nickel hard mounts with bat Thandles symbolizing good fortune and luck. Two small side drawers with key. Straight dovetail construction with a beautiful original patina.

Late 19th -Early 20th Century

Dimensions: 38 1/2" Wide by 34" High by 17 5/8" Deep
item #1479886
$2,500.00
Chinese Scroll Painting of Two Islamic Ladies by Huang Zhou
Chinese Scroll Painting of Two Islamic Ladies by Huang Zhou
Chinese scroll painting by Huang Zhou of two ladies writing on a black board. They are beautifully dressed in traditional garb.
Huang Zhou was born in 1925 in Hebei Province. He is famous for his naturalistic paintings of people and animals. After his schooling, he ventured deep into the border areas of China to paint the ethnic minorities there. The Muslim ladies in this painting are from Kashgar prefecture, southwest of Xinjiang. Huang Zhou's work has been praised by Chairman Mao... Click for details
item #1479628
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Japanese Antique Small Kiri Wood Ko Tansu
Japanese Antique Small Kiri Wood Ko Tansu
Antique Japanese small ko tansu (chest for personal use). Made all of kiri wood. 7 drawers of various size, each with a bronze hirute shaped drawer pull. Two of the drawers have round lock plates. Nice overall patina.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 18 3/4" high x 28" wide x 12 1/4" deep
item #1479627
$925.00
Japanese Antique Merchant's Box
Japanese Antique Merchant's Box
Antique Japanese tall merchant's box. Made all of kiri (paulownia) wood with iron hardware. The box has a total of 9 small drawers: upper drawers most likely held writing implements, tools or documents while the ink stains on the inside of the lower drawers reveal they once held ink, seals and ink stone. Each drawer has an iron hirute shaped pull and a round lock for keeping important items like the merchant's signature seals safe.

Age: Edo Period (1603-1867)

Dimensions: ... Click for details
item #1479626
$975.00
Japanese Antique Kiri Tansu with 9 Drawers
Japanese Antique Kiri Tansu with 9 Drawers
Antique Japanese tansu with 9 drawers. Made of kiri (paulownia) wood with traces of black lacquer. The upper portion of the chest has three full-width drawers. The lower portion of the chest has five drawers of various sizes including three very small drawers. Iron hardware includes square drawer pulls and heavy lock plates. Nice patination over all.

Age: Edo Period (1603-1867)

Dimensions: 25 3/4" high x 29 3/4" wide x 14" deep
item #1479623
$2,750.00
Japanese Antique Small Tansu with Half Round Locks
Japanese Antique Small Tansu with Half Round Locks
Antique Japanese small tansu with 7 drawers. The frame is made of chestnut while the front of the chest is all kiri (paulownia) wood. Sugi (cryptomeria-Japanese cedar) is use for the drawer interiors. The upper portion of the chest has six drawers in two rows. The bottom portion has a single full-width drawer. The hardware is made of iron and consists of half-round lock plates and warabite shaped handles on each drawer.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 24" high x... Click for details
item #1479618
$2500.00
Japanese Antique Hangai Tansu with Two Doors
Japanese Antique Hangai Tansu with Two Doors
Antique Japanese hangai tansu (captain's chest for business transactions). Two door panels outfitted with heavy iron work set into the frame and open to reveal five drawers on either side. The exterior frame of of the box is made of sugi (cryptomeria - Japanese cedar) while the drawers are made of kiri (paulownia) wood. The exterior has square iron handles while the interior has iron warabite shaped drawer pulls. It comes with a key.

Age: Edo Period (1603-1867)

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item #1479615
$4500.00
Japanese Antique Two Section Nihon Matsu Tansu with Butterfly Locks
Japanese Antique Two Section Nihon Matsu Tansu with Butterfly Locks
Antique Japanese Nihon Matsu isho tansu (clothing chest) in two sections from the Nihonmatsu area of Fukushima Prefecture. Made all of kiri (paulownia) wood. Iron hardware has a deep red lacquer finish and includes hirute shaped drawer pulls and large square lock plates with shōchikubai symbols (three friends of winter: plum, pine and bamboo) and a butterfly key hole cover. The top section has 2 large full-width drawers. The bottom section has two drawers and a safe box in the lower right... Click for details
item #1479611
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