Antique Japanese Kodansu Meiji c1890's Kiri 7 Drawer 23x16x12 Chair is a type of white

is a type of white Chinese porcelain

dark lacquered wood

75" in diameter to steep tea

5" tall by 27" wide by 18

Used by Kyoto area merchants during the booming years at the end of the 19th century

Antique Japanese Kodansu Meiji c1890's Kiri 7 Drawer 23x16x12 Chair is a type of whiteThis is an antique Japanese tansu known as a kodansu. this tansu chest was made and used over 100 years ago years ago in the late Meiji Era (c. 1890). The kodansu was a special personal chest and was used to store everything from letter writing accessories as well as money, documents and other valuables. This tansu chest is made of kiri (paulownia) wood case and interiors. It shows great care in the construction with hardened hinoki wood peg