Japanese Choba Dansu - Late Meiji Era Style - Tianqiuping 'Bottle' Vases These vessels are closely tied

These vessels are closely tied to the long-standing ritual and medicinal use of opium in Rajasthan - a tradition that

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Constructed from pine & Elm all of the 44 small drawers have 3 individual compartments inside

Japanese Choba Dansu - Late Meiji Era Style - Tianqiuping 'Bottle' Vases These vessels are closely tiedThis Japanese tansu chest is a choba dansu (or cho dansu) merchant chest dates from the late Meiji era (1868 1912). Cho dansu were used by merchants in shops for storing ledgers, money, and seals. The style of this tansu chest suggests it came from further north, nearer to Sakata. This piece has one long drawer at the top and six additional smaller drawers (two behind a lockable box). Two sliding doors conceal a large interior space with a single