Antique Japanese Chobadansu Meiji Era 1868-1912 Document Tansu Chest Sugi 36" Carving and russet with red facial

and russet with red facial markings

Tansu: Traditional Japanese Cabinetry

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Antique Japanese Chobadansu Meiji Era 1868-1912 Document Tansu Chest Sugi 36" Carving and russet with red facialKnown as a chobadansu (document tansu chest), this chest was made in the Meiji era (1868 1912) of hinoki (cypress) face and sugi (cryptomeria) case and interiors. The choba dansu was a special chest used to store document, accounts, money and other valuables for a business enterprise. This chest has has a very unique configuration of 5 drawers 2 sliding doors (keyaki elm panels) concealing a storage area. This tansu chest is made with pegged tenon