Antique Japanese Chobadansu c.1840 Edo Era Document Tansu Chest Sugi Wood Shunga It measures 6 1/2" in

It measures 6 1/2" in diameter by 1 1/4" tall (15 x 3 cm)

the kenzan is an indispensable tool in ikebana

It has a traditional printed pattern of tang dynasty children at play beneathpine trees

Our hope is that if you are a Go player but have lost a few stones here and there you can find a close match to bring your count back up to a full set (181 black and 180 white)

This large 51" by 52" piece has various indigo and green dyes which were applied using a paste resist printing process known as tsutsugaki to create these designs

Antique Japanese Chobadansu c.1840 Edo Era Document Tansu Chest Sugi Wood Shunga It measures 6 1/2" inKnown as a chobadansu (document tansu chest), this chest was made in the late Edo era (c. 1840) of hinoki (cypress) face and sugi (cryptomeria) case with kiri (paulownia) interiors. The choba dansu was a special chest used to store document, accounts, money and other valuables for a business enterprise. This chest has has a very unique configuration of 8 drawers 2 doors and 11 special openings for the storage of documents and tools (see picture 1).