Japanese Keyaki Choba Dansu From Gifu - Taisho Era Wucai Porcelain The extravagant coloured lacquer trays

The extravagant coloured lacquer trays are for playing the 'Pope Joan' card game

This style of blanket chest is known in China as a 'kang chest' - a name given as it would have traditionally been placed at the end of the kang (stone bed) the Chinese slept on

Small: D25 x D18 cm

Perfect to pen private correspondence and write reports

Japanese Keyaki Choba Dansu From Gifu - Taisho Era Wucai Porcelain The extravagant coloured lacquer traysThis Japanese choba dansu (or cho dansu) merchant chest dates from the Taisho Era (1912 1926). Choba dansu were used by merchants in shops for storing ledgers, money, and seals. This style of tansu is from the Gifu region of Japan. The slatted horizontal sides and sliding doors are traditional to the Gifu region. This piece has two sliding doors that open to reveal large compartments, six drawers of various sizes, and two small drawers for valuables