Antique Japanese Tansu Meiji Era (1868-1912) Keyaki Elm Tansu Chest 65"W Misedansu 5" tall and hand painted

5" tall and hand painted in a traditional motif

The end holds an ink pot where cotton soaked with sumi ink acts as a stable clean way to store wet ink

This chest has a versatile configuration of 5 drawers plus two more drawers behind a locking safe door

he is one of the Eight Immortals of Taoism

Weight = 31lbs

Antique Japanese Tansu Meiji Era (1868-1912) Keyaki Elm Tansu Chest 65"W Misedansu 5" tall and hand paintedThis is a rare beauty. It has an unusual configuration for a tansu, as if it may have been custom made for a merchant or artisan. It has 7 drawers the sliding doors. The highly figured wood grain stunning in all Keyaki exterior and Sugi (Japanese cedar) interiors. As well as being an amazing statement piece this Chobadansu has a lot of storage. Please contact us for details on shipping this tansu via white glove service. Meiji era, late 1800's Keyaki