Japanese Antique Gifu chôba’dansu 帳場箪笥 (merchant's document cabinet)

Unique and beautiful round wooden chadansu 茶箪笥 (tea cabinet) made of a hollow tree trunk. Placed on a lovely organically formed three root. The exterior of the display cabinet has a...

Exceptional, rare and completely restored wooden Sado ishô dansu (cabinet of drawers) with elaborately decorated open work iron hardware, in two sections. Fully restored, cleaned and waxed. The exterior is made of hinoki cypress wood. Only slightly varnished, giving it a tad warmer colour. This soft underground lets the refined hardware stand out even more. The upper part consists of two large drawers. The lower part with two drawers of different size and a hinged door. The interior behind the door with three small drawers. All the drawers are very deep and have a lot of volume, for easy storage. They run very smoothly as well. The cabinet has extensively decorated hardware. The corner pieces of the drawers with stylized pine trees. The large decorative lock plates each with their own unique design of different auspicious animals; a peacock, a phoenix, a crane and a minogame. The hinged door decorated with different attributes of the Seven Gods of Fortune...

High-quality Sado wooden ishô’dansu (cabinet of drawers) in two sections. Heavily clad with decorative iron hardware featuring rich designs, and a little secret. Fully restored, cleaned and waxed. The drawer faces made from solid indigenous cedar (sugi) wood. Finished with a deep dark red lacquer with a great patina. The upper part is configured with two large drawers, and the bottom with four drawers of different sizes and a hinged door. Opening to three more small drawers. Behind these drawers lies a concealed storage compartment. As illustrated in the photos, the small drawer on the right is slightly shorter. Behind it is the hidden storage space, accessible only by removing the left drawer since the opening extends all the way to the back on that side. Each lock plate of the cabinet has its own refined reticulated design, showcasing; a pair of elder figures tending a pine tree (matsu) when the sun is rising on the horizon; two of the Seven Gods of Fortune...

Rare and richly adorned wooden Kyûshû ishô'dansu (cabinet of drawers) in a single section, on a plinth. Fully restored, cleaned and waxed. The drawer faces are made of indigenous k...

Remarkable wooden Kantô kannon’biraki ishô’dansu (cabinet of drawers with hinged doors) in two sections equipped with striking iron hardware. Fully restored, cleaned and waxed. The drawer fronts are made from indigenous kiri (paulownia) wood, and the frame from Japanese hinoki...

Original Japanese woodblock print by Gyokusei Tsukioka (1908-1994): a warrior (samurai) from the series ‘Noh Play Prints of the Hosho School’ (Hosho-ryu Noh Gaku Hanga). An actor donning a ferocious mask is clad in an impressive and ornately decorated full samurai kimono (kamishimo), has a katana (sword) drawn in his right hand and is holding the other hand above its head. Date: Around 1930 Type: Shin Hanga Format: Oban Sealed in front: Gyokusei Signed and sealed at the back. Tsukioka Gyokusei, the daughter of the artist Tsukioka Kogyo...

Japanese Merchant’s chest (choba-dansu), Toyama, the front entirely constructed of keyaki (Zelkova serrata), original fuki-urushi lacquer fini...

Japanese Antique Choba Tansu (Merchant Chest) Meiji Era Antique Choba - Tansu (merchant's chest) from the Tohoku area of Northern Japan circa 1868-1912. Made with Kiri (Paulownia) wo...

One section Choba (Merchant) Tansu, Kiri/Sugi wood, Meiji period Configuration of drawers and sliding doors. One large drawer at the top, sliding door and rows of three drawers, th...

A Japanese Meiji period merchant's chest from the late 19th century, with wheels, sliding doors and dark patina. Created in Japan during the second half of the 19th century, this mer...

Japanese Kuruma-dansu, a wheeled storage chest traditionally kept in the Kura (storeroom) for the specific purpose of containing valuables, thus the wheeled carriage for a quick exit...

A Japanese merchant's chest from the 19th century, with four large drawers and a lateral door concealing additional drawers. Created in Japan during the 19th century, this merchant's...