Antique Japanese Choba Dansu, Merchant's Chest - Cypress & Cedar | Meiji wood red and salmon orange colour

red and salmon orange colour with a Japanese Hishi (ukiyo-e kimono) pattern

hand-forged iron hardware

Early to mid 1900's

This piece showcases the distinctive oribe-style glaze characteristic of Matsuyama Kiln's work from Gifu

Antique Japanese Choba Dansu, Merchant's Chest - Cypress & Cedar | Meiji wood red and salmon orange colourAn antique Japanese choba dansu (merchant's storage chest). Made from hinoki (cypress) and sugi (cedar) woods. Meiji period. It features intricate, hand forged iron hardware. A highly characterful piece that offers versatile storage as a side chest or console table in a modern home. Choba dansu were used by merchants to store business ledgers, writing instruments, and valuables in traditional Japanese shops.