Antique Japanese Chobadansu c.1840 Edo Era Document Tansu Chest Sugi Wood Shunga The reed stalk along with

The reed stalk along with a warm centuries old patina

it is deep styled chawan used to keep the tea warm longer (see enlarged pictures)

Marked on the back "Made in China"

It measures 6 1/2" in diameter by 1 1/4" tall (15 x 3 cm)

the kenzan is an indispensable tool in ikebana

Antique Japanese Chobadansu c.1840 Edo Era Document Tansu Chest Sugi Wood Shunga The reed stalk along withKnown as a chobadansu (document tansu chest), this chest was made in the late Edo era (c. 1840) of hinoki (cypress) face and sugi (cryptomeria) case with kiri (paulownia) interiors. The choba dansu was a special chest used to store document, accounts, money and other valuables for a business enterprise. This chest has has a very unique configuration of 8 drawers 2 doors and 11 special openings for the storage of documents and tools (see picture 1).