Choba Dansu
Japanese Merchant’s chest (choba-dansu), Toyama
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Japanese Merchant’s chest (choba-dansu), Toyama, the front entirely constructed of keyaki (Zelkova
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Japanese Antique Gifu chôba’dansu 帳場箪笥 (merchant's document cabinet)
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Antique Merchant's Chest with Unique Drawers & Shelf
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period choba dansu merchant's chest from the 19th century with sliding doors
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H 41.86 in W 43.08 in D 17.84 in
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Located in Sag Harbor, NY
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Japanese Meiji Period 19th Century Choba-Dansu Chest with Drawers and Safety Box
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period choba-dansu merchant's chest from the late 19th century, with five drawers
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H 40.5 in W 35.25 in L 40.5 in
Elegant Japanese burl elm 3 section choba dansu
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegant Japanese 3 section merchant's tansu with exceptional burl elm drawer fronts, circa 1900-1925.
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Located in Prahran, Victoria
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Early 19th c. Choba Dansu
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Antique Japanese 2 section Kyoto style choba dansu (merchant's chest). Meiji Period (c 1895)
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Antique Japanese Choba Dansu (Merchant's Chest) from the Meiji Period (c 1880s). Hinoki (cypress
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Antique Japanese choba-dansu (merchant/document chest) on lacquer wood stand. All kiriwood
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Located in San Francisco, CA
Choba dansu (merchant's chest) from Japan. Meiji period (c 1880s). Kiriwood (paulownia) with hand
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Japanese Choba Dansu, circa 1890
Located in San Francisco, CA
Japanese choba dansu (merchant's chest) with iron hardware was originally used in shops to store
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Japanese Keyaki Burl Choba Dansu
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Located in Seattle, WA
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Antique Japanese Choba (Merchant Chest) Dansu. Meiji period c1890s.
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