Funa Dansu Tansu Storage Chest Japanese Antique Furniture Iron Hardware

Funa dansu (sea chest) in the cho bako (ledger box) style. Ornate hardware creates a beautiful color contrast with red drawer faces. There is a waterproof box in one drawer. Japanese antique furniture. Interior inscrption reads " Meiji 20 (1887) January, Year of the Boar, Iwami no kumi (Shimane Pref)" Keyaki case - Japanese elm wood Kiri drawer interiors - Paulownia wood Hand forged iron hardware Meiji era (1868-1912) 19.25" x 16.25" x 15.75" (width, height, depth) Conserved by Shibui for the Northern American climate.