Asian Furniture & Home Décor - 37" Japanese Design Double Stacked Emporer's Tansu Cabinet Review

We collect Tansu, since 25 years, and I grew up with them too.We love Tansu and decided to get these as nightstands.We received them (this cabinet is actually two identically sized sections that stack) quickly, and unwrapped them to find that the description IS NOT ACCURATE!THIS IS NOT MADE OF SOLID ELM WOOD, IT HAS SEVERAL PANELS THAT APPEAR TO BE MADE OF CHIP BOARD.Now... I am a fine woodworker too, so I know my stuff.It has many solid panels, and the surfaces all look very nice, but please. Chip board in a chest for a grand?We kept them because we liked them, but a law suit cannot be far in this company's future.I had to repair some minor structural issues like underside corner piecesthat fell off in shipping and a small crunch in the edge of the back panel.Nothing big, and not enough to return, but they still needed attention.We use them as bedside tables and they are good for that.Very nice finish quality overall, solid drawers (they needed some paraffin) and the iron is just okay.There are some fishes and turtles in the medallion designs that are actually vague approximations of the idea of a blob with animal like shapes... sort-of.Not fine metalwork by anyone's standards.The metal thickness is good, the escucheon pins stout, and everything fits well, but man.... who decided the animals were "good enough???"They look good in the room, people seem to like them, and we do too, so altogether positive, but they should be $300 less for the quality.They are made in China after all, folks.

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Product Description:
Fine handcrafted kiln dried Elm wood double stacked Tansu cabinet (traditionally, double stack design was for portability), beautiful hand rubbed finish, extraordinary wrought iron hardware, lots of space, a unique accent in any decor. Ships within 48 hours, professionally packed & fully insured, via Fed Ex freight, curbside delivery only, expedited delivery available.

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