Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1870's Mizuya Kitchen Tansu Two-Section Cabinet Hibachi They are heavy and stay

They are heavy and stay at the bottom of a water filled vase

and pieces of such exquisite age

Diameter = 5

the rounded form covered in a clear sky-blue glaze with fine kannyu (crackle) texture throughout

this cabinet would have been used in a merchant’s tea or household setting to store fine chadōgu (tea ceremony tools)

Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1870's Mizuya Kitchen Tansu Two-Section Cabinet Hibachi They are heavy and stayAntique Japanese Mizuya Tansu Two Section Kitchen Cabinet, Meiji Era Japan, Meiji Period, circa 1870s Dimensions: W: 18 in. D: 41. 75 in. H: 67. 5 in. (upper = 34" lower = 33. 5) Weight: ~85 lbs. Please contact us directly about shipping by White Glove freight wervice. A commanding two section mizuya tansu () of the merchant class, this Meiji era cabinet integrates an exceptional range of storage forms within a unified architectural composition. The