Antique Japanese Edo Era c1840's Chobadansu Document Tansu Chest Keyaki Wood 30" Misedansu It is made of a

It is made of a heavy bronze and has a thick cast design of a cart with a woven basket moved by two small children with a removable top filled with water for flowers

crackle glaze and enamel decoration intact

Width = 12 3/8"

In beautiful cobalt blue glaze it shows four scenes of teachers instructing pupils in various subjects: the strategic game of Go

Antique Japanese Edo Era c1840's Chobadansu Document Tansu Chest Keyaki Wood 30" Misedansu It is made of aA rare Japanese tansu indeed with 18 drawers! Known as a chobadansu (document tansu chest), this chest was made in the late Edo era (c. 1840) of keyaki (zelkova elm) drawer face and sugi (cryptomeria) case interior. 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 18 drawers for the storage of documents and tools. This tansu