Japanese Edo Period Chobadansu Merchant Chest Kiri & Sugi Tansu 36"W Hardware are intricately designed architectural elements

are intricately designed architectural elements commonly found in traditional Japanese buildings

The exterior carries alternating white-reserve panels with floral sprays and iron-red ground panels with gilt arabesque

Hiroshige was originally trained as a fireman before joining the Utagawa school under Utagawa Toyohiro

Bowls can be purchased separately

5" W (190 × 47 cm)

Japanese Edo Period Chobadansu Merchant Chest Kiri & Sugi Tansu 36"W Hardware are intricately designed architectural elementsJapanese Kiri and Sugi Chobadansu Merchant Chest Late Edo Period Tansu Japan, late Edo period, c. 1830s1860s 32. 5"H 35. 5"W 18"D (83 90 46 cm); approx. 65 lbs (29. 5 kg) A substantial and well preserved chobadansu () combining kiri (paulownia, ) drawer faces with lacquered sugi (Japanese cedar) sides, top, and interior a pairing favored by quality Edo period tansu makers for the contrast between kiri's fine, straight grain and the structural economy