Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1890 Kannon Biraki Clothing Tansu Chest Sugi Wood 36"W Hashioki This suzuribako (portable calligraphy tansu)

This suzuribako (portable calligraphy tansu) has one drawer and a lidded top section

and unlike chalk lines

We typically sell full sets with the hand turned wooden bowls on our other eBay store: Shoguns Gallery

With the exception of the previously mentioned oxidization on the big leaves these stampings remain good condition

This bowl has a sustained audible ring of over 1 minute measures 4

Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1890 Kannon Biraki Clothing Tansu Chest Sugi Wood 36"W Hashioki This suzuribako (portable calligraphy tansu)Known as a Kannon Biraki, this chest was made in the Meiji era (1868 1912) of sugi (cryptomeria) case with kiri (paulownia) interiors. The Kannon Biraki Tansu was often given as part of a bride's dowry in order to be able to store the precious wedding kimono and accessories. This chest can be easily used stacked or separated for side by side use or even as two bedside pieces. This tansu chest is made with pegged tenon open mortise corner box joint