Antique Japanese Chobadansu c.1840 Edo Era Document Tansu Chest Sugi Wood Shunga Marked on the back "Made

Marked on the back "Made in China"

The reed stalk along with a warm centuries old patina

For Furo (warmer) season

It has a traditional printed pattern of tang dynasty children at play beneathpine trees

This large 51" by 52" piece has various indigo and green dyes which were applied using a paste resist printing process known as tsutsugaki to create these designs

Antique Japanese Chobadansu c.1840 Edo Era Document Tansu Chest Sugi Wood Shunga Marked on the back "MadeKnown as a chobadansu (document tansu chest), this chest was made in the late Edo era (c. 1840) of hinoki (cypress) face and sugi (cryptomeria) case with kiri (paulownia) interiors. The choba dansu was a special chest used to store document, accounts, money and other valuables for a business enterprise. This chest has has a very unique configuration of 8 drawers 2 doors and 11 special openings for the storage of documents and tools (see picture 1).