Antique Japanese Meiji Era c 1920's Mulberry Wood Haribako Sewing Tansu 11.5" Garden Framed with glass

Framed with glass

This huge antique Japanese saw or nokogiri was hand forged by a Japanese master blade maker over a century ago

This is a standard  size Soroban for basic calculations

Some wear on of the gilding helps age the piece and show it's authenticity as do the kiln flaws shown in the photos

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Antique Japanese Meiji Era c 1920's Mulberry Wood Haribako Sewing Tansu 11.5" Garden Framed with glassThis is a Taisho era (c1920's) Haribako (sewing box) with an arrangement of four exterior drawers. The lidded top section is divided into two areas and when removed reveals a hidden drawer. This type of tansu chest was used to store valuables as well as equipment for the person of the house to do repairs on Kimono and bedding. Width = 11. 5" (29cm) Depth = 7" (18cm) Height = 8. 5" (21. 5cm) This haribako has mulberry burls wood face with amazing grain