Circa: 1920’s

Materials: Keyaki Burl Vaneer.

A very impressive Japanese vintage Zelkova veneer (keyaki) haribako sewing box. The box has 5 drawers with a top secret compartment or hidden drawer…please see photos.

Tansu is traditional mobile storage cabinetry indigenous to Japan. Tansu was first recorded in the Genroku era of the Edo Period (1688–1704). The two characters, TAN and SU, appear to have initially represented objects with separate functions: the storage of food and the carrying of firewood or other practical objects. The sewing box still has original Japanese sewing paraphernalia in all the drawers.

Condition: some small varnish chips are almost insignificant and some slight wear under one or two handles due to years of use.

This would also make a fantastic jewellery box!

340 wide x 215 deep x 275 high.