Great Antique Ko-Tansu or Haribako Japanese Calligraphy Writing or Sewing Cabinet with Drawers

Early 1900s, Taisho Era 1910 to 1920

Ko-Tansu is a personal storage chest used to store personal documents, letters

Haribako is a sewing box

Keyaki Wood, dovetail construction

Kiri wood interior drawers and trays

Top lid with brass hinges

Under lid, inner top trays with secret drawer behind trays with finger hole, unknown if section inside top right is removable - it is often a stand in that section

Slot space on one side of cabinet for housing measuring ruler, no ruler

10 1/2 inches tall x 12 3/4 inches wide

7 5/8 inches deep

5 exterior front drawers, top right drawer showing interior ink marks, no marks inside any other drawers or trays

Keyaki wood from the Japanese Zeldova tree, a hardwood similar to elm

Kiri wood from the Paulownia tree for lightweight non-finished interior, a slightly sweet wood scent

White plastic knob drawer hardware may be replacements

Veneer on front, and drawer fronts have 2 chips to top left area

Overall scuffs to exterior wood

Sturdy construction, interesting wood to black shading

Box weighs over 5lbs or 2.3 kg before packaging