Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1920 Keyaki Wood Haribako Sewing Tansu 9" Goban 1940) bronze mini Usubata (flower

1940) bronze mini Usubata (flower vase)

This tansu is around 200 year old

There is a visible hairline on the bottom level

15lbs and is 3 1/2" by 2 1/2 inches ( 9 x 6

1886 by the great Japanese artist Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839 to 1892)

Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1920 Keyaki Wood Haribako Sewing Tansu 9" Goban 1940) bronze mini Usubata (flowerThis is an antique Taisho era (c. 1920's) sewing box with an arrangement of three exterior drawers. The lidded top section is divided into three areas. This type of tansu chest was used to store valuables as well as equipment for the person of the house to do repairs on Kimono and bedding. This haribako has keyaki wood (Japanese elm) exteriors and kiri wood (paulownia) wood drawer interiors. Great skill was used in the workmanship in this chest. It is