Antique Japanese 5 Drawer Meiji Era (c. 1870) Ko-dansu Personal Tansu Chest

Antique Japanese 5 Drawer Meiji Era (c. 1870) Ko-dansu Personal Tansu Chest
Antique Japanese 5 Drawer Meiji Era (c. 1870) Ko-dansu Personal Tansu Chest
Antique Japanese 5 Drawer Meiji Era (c. 1870) Ko-dansu Personal Tansu Chest
Antique Japanese 5 Drawer Meiji Era (c. 1870) Ko-dansu Personal Tansu Chest
Antique Japanese 5 Drawer Meiji Era (c. 1870) Ko-dansu Personal Tansu Chest
Antique Japanese 5 Drawer Meiji Era (c. 1870) Ko-dansu Personal Tansu Chest
Antique Japanese 5 Drawer Meiji Era (c. 1870) Ko-dansu Personal Tansu Chest
Antique Japanese 5 Drawer Meiji Era (c. 1870) Ko-dansu Personal Tansu Chest
Antique Japanese 5 Drawer Meiji Era (c. 1870) Ko-dansu Personal Tansu Chest
Antique Japanese 5 Drawer Meiji Era (c. 1870) Ko-dansu Personal Tansu Chest
Antique Japanese 5 Drawer Meiji Era (c. 1870) Ko-dansu Personal Tansu Chest
Antique Japanese 5 Drawer Meiji Era (c. 1870) Ko-dansu Personal Tansu Chest

Antique Japanese 5 Drawer Meiji Era (c. 1870) Ko-dansu Personal Tansu Chest
Known as a kodansu (small personal tansu chest), this tansu chest was made of solid sugi (cryptomeria) wood and used about 150 years ago in the late Meiji Era c. This tansu chest has all it original finish of natural Japanese lacquer over persimmon tannin stain.

Wood peg construction (see last picture). All the hardware is made of hand forged iron in the kakute (square) shape with a burnt lacquer protective finish. This tansu chest has total of five drawers a. Ll of which slide easily without binding.

This chest has over a century and a half old original warm aged original finish. Having been used lovingly over the centuries, it remains in very fine original antique condition.

And should serve one well for another century of use. It measures 17 3/4" wide by 20" high by 14 deep (45 x 51 x 36 cm). A great piece of Japanese history and an interesting.

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See photos and descriptions for condition. The item "ANTIQUE JAPANESE 5 DRAWER MEIJI ERA (C. 1870) KO-DANSU PERSONAL TANSU CHEST" is in sale since Thursday, February 14, 2019. This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Boxes".

The seller is "sailerking" and is located in Portland, Oregon. This item can be shipped worldwide.


Antique Japanese 5 Drawer Meiji Era (c. 1870) Ko-dansu Personal Tansu Chest