Antique Japanese Kasane Tansu Kiri Meiji Era Hinged Door & Secret Box

Antique Japanese Kasane Tansu Kiri Meiji Era Hinged Door & Secret Box

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Japanese

Period

Pre 1900

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An antique Japanese Kasane Tansu (stacking chest on chest) made of Kiri (Paulownia) wood. All original hand forged iron hardware including the stylized Mokko handles. Beautiful Japanese joinery including straight dovetail joints reinforced with hardened wood nails. Hinged door (often called the Theive’s door) behind which lies two small drawers that held valuables. A secret box lies behind the bottom small drawer where extreme valuables were kept.

Age: Mid Meiji Era (1880-1890)

Dimensions: 37 1/2″ Wide by 40 1/2″ High by 16 1/2″ Deep

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An antique Japanese Kasane Tansu (stacking chest on chest) made of Kiri (Paulownia) wood. All original hand forged iron hardware including the stylized Mokko handles. Beautiful Japanese joinery including straight dovetail joints reinforced with hardened wood nails. Hinged door (often called the Theive’s door) behind which lies two small drawers that held valuables. A secret box lies behind the bottom small drawer where extreme valuables were kept.

Age: Mid Meiji Era (1880-1890)

Dimensions: 37 1/2″ Wide by 40 1/2″ High by 16 1/2″ Deep

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Region

Japanese

Period

Pre 1900

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