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CHOBADANSU DOCUMENT CHESTS
Chobadansu were used to store papers, account books and valuables. They
were made with a high level of cabinetmaking skill, with tightly fitting drawers
using hardened hinoki pegs rather than nails, hand forged iron handles and
locks, using woods such as paulownia, cryptomeria and hinoki. They have
different arrangements of drawers, sliding doors, and hinged locking safe doors
with small drawers behind. They date to
the late Edo to Meiji periods, c.1850-1890. They are beautiful as well as
functional, and can be set on custom iron bases to raise the height, configured
to use a bathroom vanity, the two piece tansu split and used side by side or in
different areas, or used as designed for storage and display. These
beautiful antiques are highly collectable and will last for generations.
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#7J013
Chobadansu
Kiri case and face, cryptomeria interiors and iron drawer pulls.
33" wide, 57.5" tall, 15" deep
Taisho Period c. 1925
SOLD
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#78L005
Chobadansu
Kiri case and face, cryptomeria interiors and iron drawer pulls.
36.5" wide, 66.5" tall and 20" deep
Meiji Period , 1885
$2500
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#6J477
Half chobadansu with granite top
Hinoki (cypress), keyaki (zelkova) and
sugi(cryptomeria) woods with hand forged round pulls.
37" wide, 20" deep and 36" tall
Meiji Period c. 1880
$1900
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#6J243
Chobadansu - one piece
Kiri case and face, cryptomeria interiors and warabite (bracken) iron drawer pulls.
30" wide, 17" deep and 24" tall
Meiji Period c. 1900
$750
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#7J240
Chobadansu - two piece document chest
made of hinoki and cryptomeria woods with hand forged hirute (leech) handles.
The drawer and door faces are keyaki (elm).
35.5" wide, 64.5" tall and 16.5" deep
Meiji Period c. 1880
$2800
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#7J288
Chobadansu
Made of hinoki and cryptomeria woods with hand forged warabite (fern) style
handles.
25" wide, 13" deep and 25" tall
Meiji Period c. 1895
$1200
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#5J500
Kansai (near Kyoto) style document chest. Hinoki (cypress) face,
case
and panels, kiri interiors. Hand forged iron warabite (fern hand)
style drawer pulls.
34" wide, 37" tall, 15" deep
Meiji Period c. 1880
$1900
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#6J328
Classic Nagoya area document chest. Hinoki (cypress) face with
cryptomeria case and interior. Hand forged iron warabite (fern hand)
style drawer pulls, double action locks.
35.5" wide, 60" tall and 16.5" deep
Meiji Period circa 1880
$2600
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#6J214
Chobadansu Accountant's Chest
Hinoki (cypress) face and sugi (cryptomeria) wood.
Hand forged hirute (leech) iron hardware.
27" wide, 14" deep and 25" tall
Meiji Period circa 1880
$1200
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#2J262
Two part stacking Chobadansu
Kansai (Kyoto) style made of hinoki and cryptomeria woods with hand forged
warabite style handles, operable single action locks with key.
35" wide, 62.5" tall, 15.5" deep
Meiji Period c. 1880
$4500
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#4J216
Two piece stacking Chobadansu
Crafted from hinoki and cryptomeria woods, hinoki style iron drawer pulls,
operable double action locks with key.
35" wide, 67" tall, 20" deep
Meiji Period c. 1880
$2500
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#2J033
One piece Chobadansu
Kiri face and interiors, cryptomeria face
Hand forged warabite style handles, lower safe area
35.5" wide, 16.5" deep, 41" tall
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
$2400
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#3J265
One piece Chobadansu
35" wide, 40.5" tall, 15.75" deep
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
$2500
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#5J506
One piece Chobadansu
Hinoki (cypress) and keyaki (elm) door faces and cryptomeria case and interiors.
Hand forged iron warabite (fern hand) style drawer pulls.
29" wide, 14" deep and 30" tall
Meiji Period C.1880$1400
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#1J155
One piece Chobadansu
c.1880 Meiji period
36" wide, 41.5" tall, 16.5" deep
$1900 |
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#4J504
Two part stacking Chobadansu
Kiri face and interiors, cryptomeria cace
Hand forged iron warabite (fern hand) style handles
c. 1880 Meiji period
34" wide, 64" tall, 16" deep
$2500
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#6J242
Two part stacking Chobadansu
Hinoki face, cryptomeria case and interiors, and
hand forged iron hirute (leech) style handles
c. 1880 Meiji period
36" wide, 66.5" tall, 18" deep
$4500
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Page Updated 05/07/2008
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