Antique Japanese Meiji Era (1868-1912) Suzuribako Calligraphy Tansu Keyaki Wood 9” Tea Ceremony This tansu chest is made

This tansu chest is made with pegged-tenon open-mortise corner box joint  construction

While the exact artist remains unidentified

5"H (16 cm) by 3

Give it a new honing and you will be amazed at its razor sharpness

This dish has a brown scalloped edge typical of a popular production design of the late Meiji era

Antique Japanese Meiji Era (1868-1912) Suzuribako Calligraphy Tansu Keyaki Wood 9” Tea Ceremony This tansu chest is madeThis is an antique Japanese suzuribako from the Meiji Era (1868 1912). This suzuribako (portable calligraphy tansu) has is rare in that it has just one drawer and a the lidded top section, made of solid Keyaki (Zelkova) with the characteristic beautiful wood grain. The metal hardware is hand forged iron. Length = 9" Width = 6" Height = 6. 75" Suzuribako were used as portable accounting chests (the forerunner of the attache' case). Also known as a