Japanese Choba Dansu - Taisho Era Lembata the shutters have been exposed

the shutters have been exposed to the intense Rajasthani climate

" This statue been given an aged effect and has traces of paint

Hand carved from local stone they were normally used beside doorways with oil lamps or candles

Dimensions: W99 x D45 x H86 cm

33 x 23 x 30

Japanese Choba Dansu - Taisho Era Lembata the shutters have been exposedThis Japanese choba dansu (or cho dansu) merchant chest dates from the Taish Era (1912 1926) and is made in the Osaka style. Cho dansu were used by merchants in shops for storing ledgers, money, and seals. Osaka & Kyoto were the centers of production for unconventional tansu like this one. This tansu is constructed with mpuru (maple wood acer amoenum) door & drawer fronts with a sugi (cryptomeria) frame. The drawers inside the lockbox are kiri