Merchant Chests - Choba dansu

Japanese Merchant Chests (Choba dansu) were found all over Japan in stores and used by travelling merchants.

These often have hidden safety boxes where valuable documents and treasures were stored. 

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other chest types 

 

Antique Mise dansu - Shop Chest
ca. Mid Meiji Period - 1880's
Omi Prefecture
Size H 1685 x  W 765 x  D 410mm
Cedar & Elm (Sugi & Keyaki)
Price $2140
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Antique Choba dansu - Ledger Chest
Age Meiji Period 1890's
Height 735mm
Width 755mm
Depth 375mm
Wood Hinoki & Sugi (Cypress & Cedar)
Region Omi
Price $1775
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Meiji Period Choba Dansu
Age Early Meiji Period (ca. 1870)
Height 880mm
Width 880mm
Depth 440mm
Wood Sugi & Hinoki (Japanese cedar & Cypress)
Region Gifu
 
Price $1839
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Fabulous Antique Merchant's Chest
Age Mid-Meiji Period (ca. 1880)
Height 1040mm
Width 1150mm
Depth 475mm
Wood Sugi (Japanese cedar)
If you collect tansu then you will love this piece. Possibly this was in a pharmacy, tailor's or fabric shop
 
Price $2784
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