Japanese Burr Keyaki Cha Dansu Chest - Taishō Era Period - Taishō solid elm seat with a

solid elm seat with a beautifully aged surface

the elegant pillars are Mughal style

This Chinese bamboo ladder features a beautiful blue painted design

It's a wonderful museum quality reproduction piece

Winter in North China drops to -20 celsius

Japanese Burr Keyaki Cha Dansu Chest - Taishō Era Period - Taishō solid elm seat with aThis Japanese cha dansu tea chest dates from the early Taish Period (1912 1926). Tea chests were made from fine wood and took pride of place in a Japanese home. This particular cha dansu is exceedingly fine and constructed from luxurious burr keyaki wood (Japanese red elm zelkova). It is of an unconventional form and is double the usual height. The sides are constructed from cryptomeria (Japanese cedar). This tansu is built as a kasane dansu (stacking