Japanese Tansu Chest - Showa Era Screens V or stereo system used

V or stereo system used behind a sofa or as a coffee table

There's a beautiful juxtaposition cast between the pastel tones of the old paint still layered over the original carving giving a rustic aged feel

Lohans have became guardian angels of the Buddhist temple and there in the main hall standing guard are the ever-present

concentric spirals

Hallmarked 925 silver

Japanese Tansu Chest - Showa Era Screens V or stereo system usedThis Showa era (1926 1989) Japanese tansu chest of drawers is a great and iconic piece of storage. The front is veneered red elm (keyaki wood) with Sendai style iron hardware lock plates and cast iron handles. The shape of this tansu is unusual and was likely a custom production for a customer. Chests of this type were usually for storing clothes and were called isho dansu. The exterior is lacquered and the interior plain wood. Sendai was well