Antique Japanese single section mizuya tansu (kitchen chest). Made of sugi (cryptomeria) wood with details in keyaki (elm). Two large sliding panels with vertical slats open to a large compartment with a shelf. Below this is a horizontal row of four small drawers with round, iron handles. The top of the antique tansu has been recently fitted with a beautiful piece of polished black granite, making it a dramatic and useful console or buffet counter.
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 32 1/2" high x 44" wide x 15 1/2" deep