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An antique Japanese Ko Tansu (personal storage chest) made of Kirinoki (Paulownia) and Suginoki (Cryptomeria) woods. All original hardware including the Warabite bronze handles and hand made iron fittings. Constructed using straight dovetail joinery and hardened wooden nails. Two small drawers are hidden behind the hinged door.
Chests such as these were used primarily by a Japanese family to store their documents, letters, ephemera, photos and other treasured keepsakes. It was often used as additional drawer storage sitting next to a low writing desk or a scholar's table.
Contemporary uses for this tansu include displaying it as a side table or using it as a bedside stand.
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 22" Wide x 23" High x 12 1/4" Deep
Chests such as these were used primarily by a Japanese family to store their documents, letters, ephemera, photos and other treasured keepsakes. It was often used as additional drawer storage sitting next to a low writing desk or a scholar's table.
Contemporary uses for this tansu include displaying it as a side table or using it as a bedside stand.
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 22" Wide x 23" High x 12 1/4" Deep
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item #1424013
