Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1880 Red Lacquer Keyaki Wood Suzuribako Calligraphy Tansu 14" Reproduction Having been carefully displayed and

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

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

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

It shows flowers and birds in red

further attesting to its age

Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1880 Red Lacquer Keyaki Wood Suzuribako Calligraphy Tansu 14" Reproduction Having been carefully displayed andAntique 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