Japanese Fine Antique Tansu, Hand Crafted Wood Storage Cabinet Chest
$595.00
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From our recent Japanese Acquisitions travels.
This is a hard to find antique smaller tansu storage chest/cabinet hand crafted with beautifully selected grained wood and fine lines and a multitude of storage features and options. It is in remarkably clean original “natural” condition. It is very strong yet surprisingly light weight and easy to move around.
It is in fine antique condition with Zelcova (elm) and Kiri woods construction.
A fine Japanese antique multiple drawer bottom feature plus two sliding doors, with 16″ deep drawers handy to have for documents, records, and smalls. Handles are original hand wrought iron hardware.
Meiji Period, 1890
Leave it to the Japanese master craftsmen to create this amazing practical and useful storage chest crafted from natural kiri wood. Also known as Paulownia, the Japanese kiri specifically refers to P. tomentosa; it is also known as the “princess tree”. It was once customary to plant a Paulownia tree when a baby girl was born, and then to make it into a dresser as a wedding present when she married. Paulownia is also the mon (clan symbol) of the office of prime minister and also serves as the emblem of the cabinet and the government (vis-à-vis the chrysanthemum being the Imperial Seal of Japan).
Excellent, clean original condition just the way we like to find them!
Dimensions: 33 inches tall and 37.75 inches wide and 18.25 inches deep
Provenance: from a Japanese second generation family who are antique tansu specialists from Yamagata, Northern Japan
Lifetime guarantee of authenticity: All of our Asian works of art come with our Lifetime Authenticity Guarantee.
We are member of NAJGA – North American Garden association.
We have been dealing in authentic Japanese and Chinese Fine art, antiquities, garden ornaments, lanterns and water basins for 25 years. The president personally travels to Japan and China each year to meet his network partners who assist him in finding best examples. He personally inspects each antique work of art to ensure its old age, authenticity and quality condition. After accumulating a group, they are imported to Vermont and Maine in large containers. This method keeps shipping costs low and enables us to offer them to you at reasonable prices. We carefully pack and ship to clients all-over the USA and at reasonable shipping costs.
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