Japanese Edo Period c1850's Sugi Wood Chobadansu Merchant Chest Tansu 37"W Makie Japanese lacquer from the Meiji

Japanese lacquer from the Meiji era was considered the finest ever made

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This vessel is in the Oribe style

Antique Japanese Full Sized Samurai Armor

This over a half century old inkan stamp measures 2

Japanese Edo Period c1850's Sugi Wood Chobadansu Merchant Chest Tansu 37"W Makie Japanese lacquer from the MeijiJapanese Sugi Wood Chobadansu Merchant Chest Late Edo Period Tansu Japan, late Edo period, c. 1850s 42. 5"H 37"W 17"D (108 94 43 cm); approx. 65 lbs (29. 5 kg) A well proportioned single piece chobadansu () in straight grained sugi (Japanese cedar), exhibiting the utilitarian construction of mid nineteenth century Japanese commercial furniture. The front presents two full width drawers at the top, each fitted with a pair of warabite (bracken) pulls