Japanese Cha Dansu or Tea Tansu with Four Drawers & Four Doors

Four doors, four drawers, and a place for everything.

Japanese cabinetmakers made this cha dansu, or tea tansu, with four drawers and four doors, in elm wood and glass in the 20th century. Tea tansu were commonly made to hold tea sets and household goods. Open shelves sit at the top, with sliding doors beneath them, and below those a row of four drawers flanked by hinged cupboard doors. Small metal pulls mark each drawer. The elm is a deep, honeyed brown with a satin finish.

About forty-two inches high and thirty-six wide. Order, with excellent posture.