Red Painted Japanese Choba Dansu Tansu Chest - Taishō Period | Indigo Antiques
Open detail of a Red Painted Japanese Choba Dansu Tansu Chest - Taishō Period | Indigo Antiques
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Open detail of a Red Painted Japanese Choba Dansu Tansu Chest - Taishō Period | Indigo Antiques
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Side detail of a Red Painted Japanese Choba Dansu Tansu Chest - Taishō Period | Indigo Antiques
Side detail of a Red Painted Japanese Choba Dansu Tansu Chest - Taishō Period | Indigo Antiques
Red Painted Japanese Choba Dansu Tansu Chest - Taishō Period | Indigo Antiques
Corner detail of a Red Painted Japanese Choba Dansu Tansu Chest - Taishō Period | Indigo Antiques
Hidden drawer detail of a Red Painted Japanese Choba Dansu Tansu Chest - Taishō Period | Indigo Antiques
Top sliding door from a Red Painted Japanese Choba Dansu Tansu Chest - Taishō Period | Indigo Antiques
Red Painted Japanese Choba Dansu Tansu Chest - Taishō Period | Indigo Antiques
Open detail of a Red Painted Japanese Choba Dansu Tansu Chest - Taishō Period | Indigo Antiques
Back detail of a Red Painted Japanese Choba Dansu Tansu Chest - Taishō Period | Indigo Antiques
Open detail of a Red Painted Japanese Choba Dansu Tansu Chest - Taishō Period | Indigo Antiques
Top detail of a Red Painted Japanese Choba Dansu Tansu Chest - Taishō Period | Indigo Antiques
Side detail of a Red Painted Japanese Choba Dansu Tansu Chest - Taishō Period | Indigo Antiques
Side detail of a Red Painted Japanese Choba Dansu Tansu Chest - Taishō Period | Indigo Antiques
Red Painted Japanese Choba Dansu Tansu Chest - Taishō Period | Indigo Antiques
Corner detail of a Red Painted Japanese Choba Dansu Tansu Chest - Taishō Period | Indigo Antiques
Hidden drawer detail of a Red Painted Japanese Choba Dansu Tansu Chest - Taishō Period | Indigo Antiques
Top sliding door from a Red Painted Japanese Choba Dansu Tansu Chest - Taishō Period | Indigo Antiques

Red Painted Japanese Choba Dansu - Taishō Period

SKU: M379
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This is a Japanese choba dansu is unusual as it is rare to find red painted Japanese antique furniture. Originally a merchants chest it has multiple compartments, drawers & sliding doors. Light, but well made, this Japanese tansu has its original black painted iron fittings.

Made in traditional style of 2 parts with 7 drawers & sliding doors top & bottom.
3 further drawers behind bottom sliding panels.

Although this could be older, we believe this Japanese tansu to date from the Taishō Period which dates it to early 20th century between 1912 & 1926. 
From Japan


86 x 38.5 x 92 (WxDxH cms)

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