Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1890's Chestnut Wood Suzuribako Calligraphy Tansu Chest 12” Print This chest was well used

This chest was well used and well loved and has a warm aged patina

Elephant handles and a front and back which appears to depict Chinese intellectual scholars from Tang Dynasty China around a broken jar with liquid flowing out of it on the front and a smiling teacher and a pine tree on the back

This tiny treasure measures 2 1/2" in diameter and 1" high (6

Bodhidarma has become a legend since he entered China

Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1890's Chestnut Wood Suzuribako Calligraphy Tansu Chest 12” Print This chest was well usedThis is a 120 year old antique Japanese suzuribako from the late Meiji Era c. 1900. This suzuribako (portable calligraphy tansu) has two drawers and a lidded top section, made of solid Kiri (paulowina) wood. The metal hardware is hand forged iron. Length = 12" Width = 9" Height = 10" Weight =6lbs 8oz Suzuribako were used as portable accounting chests (the forerunner of the attache' case). Also known as a calligraphy chest as it housed an ink stone,