Antique Japanese Meiji Period Folding Scholar’s Desk – Carved Keyaki Wood Scribe Table c.1890 decorative_art The undertier provides useful additional

The undertier provides useful additional storage or display space while also giving the table a balanced decorative profile

A beautiful and extremely decorative original example

carved from a single solid hardwood trunk section

Oak and original leather

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Folding Scholar’s Desk – Carved Keyaki Wood Scribe Table c.1890 decorative_art The undertier provides useful additionalA small antique Japanese folding scholars desk dating to the late Meiji period, circa 1890. Carved in hardwood, likely keyaki (Japanese elm), the desk features deeply carved decorative panels with flowing dragon and foliate motifs surrounding a central writing surface. The upper frieze incorporates two small drawers, originally intended for brushes, ink blocks and other writing implements. Designed for use on tatami flooring, the desk sits low to the