Antique Japanese Chobadansu Meiji Era Keyaki Elm Tansu Chest 40"W Buddhist This is a vintage Thai

This is a vintage Thai bronze head of the Buddha

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Antique Japanese Chobadansu Meiji Era Keyaki Elm Tansu Chest 40"W Buddhist This is a vintage ThaiThis is a rare beauty. It has a very unusual configuration for a tansu, as if it may have been custom made for a merchant or artisan. It has features of a Chobadansu or document merchant Tansu, including 9 drawers with three different keys plus another key for the sliding doors. However, it also has a Chikadana display area like would be expected from a Chadansu (Tea Chest). The highly figured wood grain stunning in all Keyaki exterior and Kiri