Antique Japanese Taisho Era c1920's Kiri 5 Drawer Kodansu 37"H Haori This is a vintage Japanese

This is a vintage Japanese ceramic statue of Bodhidharma (Daruma) the first patriarch of zen in red robes

there is an old saying in Japanese "There is nothing more satisfying than tea made with water from a rusty pot

often sealed with paper or cloth and secured with twine

This is a Taisho era (c1920's) Haribako (sewing box) with an arrangement of four exterior drawers

25" (inside diameter is 11")

Antique Japanese Taisho Era c1920's Kiri 5 Drawer Kodansu 37"H Haori This is a vintage JapaneseThis is an antique Japanese tansu known as a kodansu. this tansu chest was made and used over 100 years ago years ago in the late Meiji Era (c. 1910). The kodansu was a special personal chest and was used to store everything from letter writing accessories as well as money, documents and other valuables. This tansu chest is made of kiri (paulownia) wood case and interiors. It shows great care in the construction with hardened hinoki wood peg