An antique Japanese Kyushu Kotansu (small personal chest) made of Keyaki (Zelkova) and Suginoki (Cryptomeria) woods. Original wiped Urushi lacquer housing with a contrasting natural wood front and hand forged iron hardware including the Gunbai handles. The hinged door serves a dual purpose of hiding two drawers behind as well as locking the secret trick vertical drawer separator from turning. Once the separator is swiveled open, the horizontal slatted sliding door slides to the right allowing access to two additional drawers behind.

Age: Meiji Era (1880-1890) Dimensions: 26 1/2" Wide by 33" High by 16" Deep