Antique Japanese Meiji Era (c1870’s) Kiri Bodansu Personal Tansu 8 Drawer 23"W Soroban/Abacus case and interiors

case and  interiors

This tansu also has a very unusual feature: a built in abacus (soroban)

A large and well-matched pair of Chinese cloisonné vases of baluster form

made of solid Keyaki (zelkova) wood and finished in a red persimmon stain lacquer

Weight = 11oz

Antique Japanese Meiji Era (c1870’s) Kiri Bodansu Personal Tansu 8 Drawer 23"W Soroban/Abacus case and interiorsThis is an antique Japanese Meiji era (1868 1912) kodansu (personal chest). Used for storing documents, money and other precious items it is made of solid Kiri wood (paulownia) front and case. Kodansu chest were a special piece used to store one's most valued items. Three drawers can be accessed behind the hinged door. Three other drawers are secured behind a "bo" stick that latches but no longer locks. Height = 18" Width = 23 Depth = 12" This chest