Japanese Choba Dansu - Late Meiji Era Trays 87 x 60 x 65

87 x 60 x 65 (wxdxh cms)

Crafted using the distinctive scratchwork technique

The right attendee is his consort Bhadrakali

An excellent example of a Japanese reversible single panel screen known as a 'tsuitate' in Japan

They were likely used for clothes and utensil storage by servants

Japanese Choba Dansu - Late Meiji Era Trays 87 x 60 x 65This Japanese tansu chest is a choba dansu (or cho dansu) merchant chest dates from the late Meiji era (1868 1912). Cho dansu were used by merchants in shops for storing ledgers, money, and seals. The style of this tansu chest suggests it came from further north, nearer to Sakata. This piece has one long drawer at the top and six additional smaller drawers (two behind a lockable box). Two sliding doors conceal a large interior space with a single