Tansu

Traditional mobile storage cabinetry indigenous to Japan. Tansu was first recorded in the Genroku era of the Edo period (1688–1704).
During the time period in which tansu gradually became a feature of Japanese culture and daily life, 1657–1923, both hard and softwoods were used by tansuyas (tansu craftsmen), often in practical combination for a single chest. Woods commonly used in tansu included keyaki (elm), kuri (chestnut), ezo matsu (pine), sugi (cedar), kiri (paulownia) and hinoki (cypress).