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An antique Japanese Choba Tansu also known as a merchant chest made of Kirinoki (Paulownia) and Hinoki (Cypress) woods,most likely from the Nigata area of Japan. Featuring a Ryo Biraki (hinged double door) design it has a split level shelf where documents and merchant books were stored. Gumpai style handles and hand made iron fittings decorate this chest.
Merchant chests such as these were primarily displayed in a prominent location in the store. As a form of advertising, it conveyed the idea of a successful business that could afford such a fancy chest and one that would be around for generations to come.
Present day uses of this tansu would be for display as a beautiful side table or a tall bedside stand.
Age: Early Meiji Period (1868-1880)
Dimensions: 27 1/4" High x 24 1/2" Wide x 13 1/4" Deep
Merchant chests such as these were primarily displayed in a prominent location in the store. As a form of advertising, it conveyed the idea of a successful business that could afford such a fancy chest and one that would be around for generations to come.
Present day uses of this tansu would be for display as a beautiful side table or a tall bedside stand.
Age: Early Meiji Period (1868-1880)
Dimensions: 27 1/4" High x 24 1/2" Wide x 13 1/4" Deep
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item #1414920
