Zentner Collection: Antique Japanese Tansu, Asian Works of Art
An antique Korean scholar's low desk made of Chestnut drawer fronts and heavy old growth Red Pine wood for the balance of the piece. Designed with cubby-holes for the book stack of small manuscripts and books providing a Korean scholar's precious visual arrangement. Brass drawer pulls with foliated backplates. Delineated hard mounts with foliated tips to match the desk design.

There are 7 drawers for the storage of brushes, papers, inkstone and paperweights and the construction includes straight dovetail joinery that was rounded at the top edges.

Dimensions: 29 3/4" Wide by 14 1/4" High by 12 3/4" Deep

Age: 18th Century Choson Dynasty.
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item #1431619