Antique Japanese Kiri 6 Drawer Kodansu c1910's Taisho 18x23x12 Imari It measures 10 3/4" wide

It measures 10 3/4" wide by 7 3/4" deep by 11" tall (27

its walls are high and thick

Very auspicious trio in Asian art and culture

Holding the ink stick vertically scrape the stick against the wet stone in small circles

Antique Japanese Kiri 6 Drawer Kodansu c1910's Taisho 18x23x12 Imari It measures 10 3/4" wideThis is an antique Japanese tansu known as a kodansu. this tansu chest was made and used over 100 years ago years ago in the late Meiji Era (c. 1910). The kodansu was a special personal chest and was used to store everything from letter writing accessories as well as money, documents and other valuables. This tansu chest is made of kiri (paulownia) wood case and interiors. It shows great care in the construction with hardened hinoki wood peg