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CHADANSU TEA CHESTS
These chests were used in Japan to store and display tea ceremony items
such as bowls, cups and water vessels. They have a combination of open
shelves for display and drawers and sliding doors for storage. The front
panels often have nicely grained hardwoods or silk fabric accents.
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#9J027
A chest made to store and display tea utensils made entirely of zitan (a
Chinese hardwood).
38" wide, 50" high and 12.5" deep
Taisho period c. 1920
$950
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#8J165
A two-piece chest made to store and display tea utensils made of keyaki
(zelkova, elm) face and case with kiri (paulownia) interiors.
34" wide, 62" tall and 14" deep
Showa period c. 1930
$1600
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#7J193
A chest made to store and display tea utensils made entirely of zitan (a
Chinese hardwood).
30" wide, 37.5" tall and 11.25" deep
Taisho period c. 1920
$950
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#cha1
Mulberry burl drawer faces, keyaki case and kiri wood interiors with copper handles.
25" wide, 10.5" deep and 28" tall
Taisho period c. 1920
$590 |
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#5J013
Keyaki case and kiri wood interiors with copper handles and ebony door
faces.
30" wide, 12" deep and 36" tall
Taisho period c. 1920
$750 |
 
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#8L002
Highly decorative Japanese chadansu (tea ceremony) chest made entirely
of Kokutan (dark rosewood).
45" wide, 14.5" deep and 56" tall
Taisho period c. 1920
$5000 Sale $3995 |
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#6J555
Solid kiri wood (paulownia) closed face chadansu.
32" wide, 35" tall and 14" deep
Taisho period, circa 1920
$750 |
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#6J277
Japanese Tea ceremony display chest
18" wide, 23.5" tall, 11.5" deep
Taisho period, circa 1920
$350 |
04/28/2010 |
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