Mid 19th Century Choba Dansu Merchants Chest

$1,990.00

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Weight 39 kg
Dimensions 480 × 1055 × 950 mm
Circa

1850-70's

Material

Hinoki (Japanese Cypress) and Sugi (Japanese Cedar)

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Mid 19th Century Choba Dansu Merchants Chest.

Merchant’s Chest or Cho-Ba Dansu are made up of multiple drawers, compartments and a secret drawer. They were used by shop merchant’s. These chests were in pride of place exhibiting the owner’s prosperity. It is made of Zelkova, Chestnut or Cryptomeria with fancy hand beaten metal work. It was used for the storage of ledgers, ink, paper, documents and writing paraphernalia.

$70 delivery to Sydney.

$220 delivery to Blue Mountains.

$280 delivery to Canberra.

$330 to Melbourne and Brisbane.

$450 delivery to Adelaide and Launceston.

Please email for other areas or pick up from the warehouse. Interstate delivery is 2 to 4 weeks approximately.

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