Description

An antique Japanese Ko Tansu (personal storage chest) made of Toneriko (Japanese Ash) and Keyaki (Zelkova) woods. All original Urushi lacquer and hand made bronze/nickel hardware including the Mokko handles. The accent corners and backplates have incised designs of feathers, vines, and flowers. The bottom drawer is lacquered in Makie with Bamboo and a landscape design while the body has a lacquered silhouette of auspicious lucky Japanese symboled. Six fully lacquered drawers for storage and organizing and the tansu was decorated in edge beading.

Age: Early Meiji Period (circa 1870-1880)

Dimensions: 45 1/2″ Wide by 26″ High by 16 5/8″ Deep.