Japanese Edo Period Chobadansu Merchant Chest Kiri & Sugi Tansu 36"W Hardware assembled without mechanical fasteners

assembled without mechanical fasteners

Artist: Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親

presents well on a stand• Original interior cloth and tie cords present with holes

5" W (190 × 47 cm)

The exterior carries alternating white-reserve panels with floral sprays and iron-red ground panels with gilt arabesque

Japanese Edo Period Chobadansu Merchant Chest Kiri & Sugi Tansu 36"W Hardware assembled without mechanical fastenersJapanese Kiri and Sugi Chobadansu Merchant Chest Late Edo Period Tansu Japan, late Edo period, c. 1830s1860s 32. 5"H 35. 5"W 18"D (83 90 46 cm); approx. 65 lbs (29. 5 kg) A substantial and well preserved chobadansu () combining kiri (paulownia, ) drawer faces with lacquered sugi (Japanese cedar) sides, top, and interior a pairing favored by quality Edo period tansu makers for the contrast between kiri's fine, straight grain and the structural economy