Japanese Edo Period Chobadansu Merchant Chest Kiri & Sugi Tansu 36"W Hardware Artist: Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親

Artist: Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親

assembled without mechanical fasteners

5" W (190 × 47 cm)

A vivid and technically accomplished kinma natsume in the Sanuki tradition — the dense all-over decoration a hallmark of the style at its most exuberant

Japanese Edo Period Chobadansu Merchant Chest Kiri & Sugi Tansu 36"W Hardware Artist: Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親Japanese Kiri and Sugi Chobadansu Merchant Chest Late Edo Period Tansu Japan, late Edo period, c. 1830s1860s 32. 5"H 35. 5"W 18"D (83 90 46 cm); approx. 65 lbs (29. 5 kg) A substantial and well preserved chobadansu () combining kiri (paulownia, ) drawer faces with lacquered sugi (Japanese cedar) sides, top, and interior a pairing favored by quality Edo period tansu makers for the contrast between kiri's fine, straight grain and the structural economy