Antique Japanese Edo Era c 1880's Forged Iron Tansu Key 2.25" Box 1936 by the great Japanese

1936 by the great Japanese artist  Shotei Takahashi (1871 to 1945)

It has a beautiful hand painted scenic design featuring a branch with prayers tied to it

Having been carefully displayed and in storage for much of the past 40 years

It is from a very high resolution scan taken of the original print in our collection with a state of the art flat bed scanner

When filled with a dough consisting of soy flour and sugar it makes a lovely cake

Antique Japanese Edo Era c 1880's Forged Iron Tansu Key 2.25" Box 1936 by the great JapaneseThis is a hand forged tansu key from the early 1800s of the mid Edo period (c. 1800). It fits the kind of lock seen in photo (lock not included). With exception of signs of past use, (minor oxidation, and an aged patina) this tansu key remains in overall good condition. It measure 2 1 4" long with a shaft opening of 1 4" (5. 5cm x 6mm). The last picture gives an example of the kind of tansu chest that this key was once used. We have an inventory of