Rare Antique Japanese Funa Tansu (Ship Chest) i

Rare Antique Japanese Funa Tansu (Ship Chest) i

SKU 1419466 Categories Exceptional Objects, Funa Tansu (safe chest), Furniture, Rare Tansu, Small Ko Tansu & Boxes Tag antique Japanese asian antiques

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Region	Japanese
Period	Pre 1900

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A very rare antique Japanese Funa Tansu (captain’s ship chest) made of Keyaki (Zelkova) and Kirinoki (Paulownia) woods with a Urushi lacquer finish. All original hand made iron fittings with strapping over the top, sides and back of the chest. Unusual bottom hinged door design where the right door opens to two drawers behind and the left pho hinged door slides across revealing a small drawer and another pho drawer. This pho drawer is actually a cover that hides a Kirinoki wood pull out box. Once it is out, the box has a sliding cover and when lifted it reveals a final secret Kirinoki wood box.

Age: Edo Period (1603-1868)

Dimensions: 23 3/4″ Wide x 21″ High x 17 1/2″ Deep

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A very rare antique Japanese Funa Tansu (captain’s ship chest) made of Keyaki (Zelkova) and Kirinoki (Paulownia) woods with a Urushi lacquer finish. All original hand made iron fittings with strapping over the top, sides and back of the chest. Unusual bottom hinged door design where the right door opens to two drawers behind and the left pho hinged door slides across revealing a small drawer and another pho drawer. This pho drawer is actually a cover that hides a Kirinoki wood pull out box. Once it is out, the box has a sliding cover and when lifted it reveals a final secret Kirinoki wood box.

Age: Edo Period (1603-1868)

Dimensions: 23 3/4″ Wide x 21″ High x 17 1/2″ Deep

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Region	Japanese
Period	Pre 1900

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