Antique Japanese Chba Tansu Mechant Chest (23M-D107)

Antique Japanese Chba Tansu Mechant Chest (23M-D107)

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23M-D107
$2,000.00
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This is an authentic antique Japanese merchant chest called Choba Tansu from Kansai region from middle Meiji (1880's-1890's).  It was constructed from Cypress (Hinoki) and Cryptomeria (Suginoki) woods and it comes from the Kansai region of Japan (area including Kyoto, Osaka, Nara).

Merchant chests were used by business owners for both function and marketing.  For function, it served to store business papers, documents, valuables, books, stationery and sometimes calligraphy brushes, inkstone and inksticks.  For marketing, it was displayed in a prominent part of the store so that customers would visually think that the business was established and successful to afford such a fancy and impressive form of furniture.

This antique Japanese tansu will make a great addition to any home decor.

31 1/2"W x 16 1/2"D x 31"H