Japanese Menuki Decorated Cha Dansu - Meiji Period Bowls Tigers represent the ability to

Tigers represent the ability to overcome anger and embrace insight and wisdom

adding a secondary layer of detail

A nearly identical cabinet likely made by the same workshop in Canton can be found in Christchurch Mansion in Ipswich

This beautiful Indian watercolour from Rajasthan depicts Krishna reclining with Radha in front of musicians with attendants and maidens in the background

Materials: Willow wood with iron studs

Japanese Menuki Decorated Cha Dansu - Meiji Period Bowls Tigers represent the ability toThis intriguing tansu chest is a late 19th Century Japanese Cha Dansu (Tea Cabinet). It was made during the Meiji Period (1868 1912) most likely after the Hait Edict, the Samurai sword carrying ban of 1876. With an arrangement of five drawers and two sliding doors, this tansu is decorated with fifty four copper & brass Menuki. Menuki are found on the handle of Samurai Swords and are not only decorative but have the function of giving extra grip. It's