COMING SOON - Antique Japanese Misedansu Merchant Display Tansu Sugi Wood Meiji c1890's 70"W Tsutsugaki horizontal format) kakejiku — a

horizontal format) kakejiku — a less common format than the standard vertical scroll

There are four lock plates but the locks have over time become inoperable and no key is necessary and no risk of getting locked out

it is still very functional with a lot of character

while keeping them visually distinct from the surface beneath

and the Fukuoka Art Museum

COMING SOON - Antique Japanese Misedansu Merchant Display Tansu Sugi Wood Meiji c1890's 70"W Tsutsugaki horizontal format) kakejiku — aCOMING SOON NOT YET RESTORED. Can be restored to your custom tastes. This is an antique Japanese Misedansu or shop chest in two sections. Made in the late 1800's or mid Meiji era. Used by Kyoto area merchants during the booming years at the end of the 19th century. There are two display areas above and one below with four drawers on the bottom. Made throughout of Sugi wood (Japanese cedar). All four drawers run smoothly and have forged iron handles