Antique Japanese Funadansu Ship Chest Sugi Iron Hardware Edo Period Custom Stand c1840 21"H Jubako 5cm) in diameter

5cm) in diameter

The painterly style

this helmet makes a commanding centerpiece for any samurai collection

early Edo period

Antique Japanese Funadansu Ship Chest Sugi Iron Hardware Edo Period Custom Stand c1840 21"H Jubako 5cm) in diameterJapanese 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