Antique Japanese Choba Dansu, Merchant's Chest - Cypress & Cedar | Meiji Hemp The basket features a rounded

The basket features a rounded form tapering down to a sturdy

These statues are known as kaeru ishizo

Originally designed for children

Hand-turned and hand-painted with traditional motifs

An antique Japanese Mizuya

Antique Japanese Choba Dansu, Merchant's Chest - Cypress & Cedar | Meiji Hemp The basket features a roundedAn antique Japanese choba dansu (merchant's storage chest). Made from hinoki (cypress) and sugi (cedar) woods. Meiji period. It features a wide top drawer over a pair of sliding slatted doors, below which sits a configuration of multiple small drawers and a hinged safe door adorned with heavy iron hardware and lock plates. A highly characterful piece that offers versatile storage as a side chest or console table in a modern home. Choba dansu were used