Antique Japanese Meiji Era (c1870’s) Kiri Bodansu Personal Tansu 8 Drawer 23"W Soroban/Abacus It weighs 1lb 6

It weighs 1lb 6

This tansu also has a very unusual feature: a built in abacus (soroban)

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

case and  interiors

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

Antique Japanese Meiji Era (c1870’s) Kiri Bodansu Personal Tansu 8 Drawer 23"W Soroban/Abacus It weighs 1lb 6This 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