A Japanese Two-Part Chest on Chest Tansu

Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century, a Japanese sugi cedar and kiri paulownia wood chest on chest, upper chest with two long drawers, lower chest with three long drawers, the center front of each drawer has crane and tortoise hardware, symbols of longevity, long rectangular handles flank the sides of each chest.

45 1/4 x 36 1/4 x 17 1/4 in.

From the Collection of the late Keith Stanley, Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies at Duke University, North Carolina

Overall good estate condition; scattered scratches, and some losses to case surface and edges; drawers reworked.