Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1890's Chestnut Wood Suzuribako Calligraphy Tansu Chest 12” Print 5" tall by 1" square

5" tall by 1" square

It has been used lovingly and stored for over a century

The wear has smoothed down the whole tsuba

This tiny treasure measures 2 1/2" in diameter and 1" high (6

1943 by the great Japanese artist Kawase Hasui (1883 to 1957)

Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1890's Chestnut Wood Suzuribako Calligraphy Tansu Chest 12” Print 5" tall by 1" squareThis is a 120 year old antique Japanese suzuribako from the late Meiji Era c. 1900. This suzuribako (portable calligraphy tansu) has two drawers and a lidded top section, made of solid Kiri (paulowina) wood. The metal hardware is hand forged iron. Length = 12" Width = 9" Height = 10" Weight =6lbs 8oz Suzuribako were used as portable accounting chests (the forerunner of the attache' case). Also known as a calligraphy chest as it housed an ink stone,