Antique Japanese Meiji Era (c1870’s) Kiri Bodansu Personal Tansu 8 Drawer 23"W Soroban/Abacus 1900) Japanese Imari ceramic plate

1900) Japanese Imari ceramic plate with a transfer print design of two mythical Phoenix amid foliage done in deep cobalt blue

The jar measure approximately 7 1/2" tall and 8" in diameter (19 x 20

made of solid Keyaki (zelkova) wood and finished in a red persimmon stain lacquer

Quan Yin measures 16" tall by 6" wide at the base (46 x 15 cm)

is a mythical creature prominent in Japanese folklore and traditional art

Antique Japanese Meiji Era (c1870’s) Kiri Bodansu Personal Tansu 8 Drawer 23"W Soroban/Abacus 1900) Japanese Imari ceramic plateThis is an antique Japanese Meiji era (1868 1912) kodansu (personal chest). Used for storing documents, money and other precious items it is made of solid Kiri wood (paulownia) front and case. Kodansu chest were a special piece used to store one's most valued items. Three drawers can be accessed behind the hinged door. Three other drawers are secured behind a "bo" stick that latches but no longer locks. Height = 18" Width = 23 Depth = 12" This chest