Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1880 Red Lacquer Keyaki Wood Suzuribako Calligraphy Tansu 14" Reproduction This plate has a traditional

This plate has a traditional design using flowers

This is a vintage (c

this tea pot and tea cup set remain in very good condition

It has a circle on each side framing a lake scene ringed inside and out with leaves

1888 by the great Japanese artist Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839 to 1892)

Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1880 Red Lacquer Keyaki Wood Suzuribako Calligraphy Tansu 14" Reproduction This plate has a traditionalAntique Japanese suzuribako from the early Meiji Era (c. 1880's). This portable calligraphy tansu has three drawers and a lidded top section, made of solid Sugi wood (cryptomeria). It is finished in the original red lacquer made up of over 10 coats of tinted urushi lacquer. The metal hardware is hand forged iron. Suzuribako were used as portable accounting chests (the forerunner of the attach' case). Also known as a calligraphy chest as it housed an