Antique Japanese Meiji Era (c 1870's) Five Drawer Tansu Chest/Desk Sugi Wood 36" Maki-e this Tobakoban commands attention with

this Tobakoban commands attention with its understated luxury and impeccable craftsmanship

It has a very unusual configuration for a tansu

This Deba Hocho with a heavy single-sided blade used in the Japanese kitchen to prepare fish for sashimi

5" tall (11 x 8 x 4 cm)

money and other precious items it is made throughout of solid wood (cryptomeria)

Antique Japanese Meiji Era (c 1870's) Five Drawer Tansu Chest/Desk Sugi Wood 36" Maki-e this Tobakoban commands attention withDating to the early Meiji era c 1970's, this is a special antique Japanese five drawer scholars desk (with one more secret drawer!) made of Sugi (Japanese cedar) wood face and casing. This type of bench like tansu was known as a tsukue (desk) and held writing materials and it was a perfect size to act as a desk sitting on the tatami floor. The method of construction (wooden pin) as well as all the hand forged handles with exception of minor signs of