David Jackson has been conserving, restoring and collecting Tansu since 1990. He earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Maryland and completed graduate studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1982, where he studied sculpture and woodworking. << - - - Tool collection of the cabinetmaker.
			David developed a passion for Japanese woodwork while apprenticing with sculptor Martin Puryear. He curated a 1996 Tansu exhibition sponsored by the Graham Foundation for the Advancement in the Fine Arts in Chicago, one of the first exhibitions in the United States to be devoted solely to Tansu. He authored an article entitled "Tansu Exposed," which appeared in the June 1997 issue of Woodwork magazine. In 2002, David, along with Dane Owen, published a book entitled "Japanese Cabinetry: the Art & Craft of Tansu." For more information, or to contact David, please Click here. To view restoration projects in progress, Click here. David also creates decorative handmade lamps, to view samples please Click here.

		David Jackson is pleased to offer a fine selection of Japanese antiques, including Tansu and folk art from the Edo and Meiji eras. Inventory is always changing, please check back often. Inquiries welcome! E-mail david@tansuconservation.com.

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