Antique Japanese Funadansu Ship Chest Sugi Iron Hardware Edo Period Custom Stand c1840 21"H Tea Ceremony vintage Japanese accessory

vintage Japanese accessory

and natural resistance to insects and moisture made it the wood of choice for high-quality Japanese clothing storage

Decoration: Scattered free-composition yuzen garden bouquet roundels with bokashi green halo

This is a fine professional grade Deba Hocho sushi chef's knife from the mid to late 20th century

The pair is well-matched in decoration and proportion

Antique Japanese Funadansu Ship Chest Sugi Iron Hardware Edo Period Custom Stand c1840 21"H Tea Ceremony vintage Japanese accessoryJapanese funadansu () ship's chest, sugi cedar with heavy iron hardware, double door front with interior drawers, on custom iron stand, late Edo period, c. 1840s Japan; late Edo period, c. 1840s; sugi (Japanese cedar) throughout; iron hardware A compact and powerfully constructed funadansu () the iron mounted ship's chest developed by Japanese merchant mariners of the Edo period to secure valuables and documents aboard vessels. Built entirely of sugi