Antique Japanese choba tansu (merchant's chest), made with hinoki (Japanese cypress) wood on the front, sugi (cryptomeria) wood sides and top, and kiri (paulownia) wood drawer interiors. The top portion has a full width drawer below which is a compartment covered by two large sliding panels.
The lower portion has 7 drawers of various size and a safe box in the lower right hand corner with two interior drawers. Hardware includes Hirute drawer pulls, square lock plates and corner bracing. The front has it's original gorgeous deep reddish orange translucent lacquer finish. From the Kansai area of Japan.

Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 41" high x 35 3/4" wide x 16 1/4" deep.