Japanese Choba Dansu - Taisho Era Lembata Hand carved from local stone

Hand carved from local stone they were normally used beside doorways with oil lamps or candles

Candles or oil lamps were placed inside the glass bell and the glass lid prevented soot from marking the ceiling of the palace or the tent

From Burma

Two strong hangers are attached for wall hanging but it could also be used freestanding on a sturdy shelf or embedded within a wall

Japanese Choba Dansu - Taisho Era Lembata Hand carved from local stoneThis Japanese choba dansu (or cho dansu) merchant chest dates from the Taish Era (1912 1926) and is made in the Osaka style. Cho dansu were used by merchants in shops for storing ledgers, money, and seals. Osaka & Kyoto were the centers of production for unconventional tansu like this one. This tansu is constructed with mpuru (maple wood acer amoenum) door & drawer fronts with a sugi (cryptomeria) frame. The drawers inside the lockbox are kiri