Japanese Ko-Dansu - Showa Era Rustic Elegance Reproduction Shang Dynasty Bronze Censer

Reproduction Shang Dynasty Bronze Censer

Used for measuring out rice in bazaars and for cooking

A wick would have been positioned in the lip at the front

This unusual chest is from the Chinese province of Gansu

This simple painted mirror is made from teak wood from an old Indian 19th-century building in Gujarat

Japanese Ko-Dansu - Showa Era Rustic Elegance Reproduction Shang Dynasty Bronze CenserThis Japanese tansu is made in the ko dansu style and would have been used as a small personal chest. These chests were produced mostly in the Taish (1912 1926) & Shwa (1926 1989) eras. This is one of a set purchased and dates to the beginning of the Shwa era. Constructed from kiri (paulownia wood), this tansu has brass anodized hardware. The wood grain has been quartersawn and it's made in the style first established in the Taish era. This tansu has