Rare Japanese Antique Biraki Choba, Minamoto Clan (Genji Clan)

Rare Japanese Antique Biraki Choba, Minamoto Clan (Genji Clan)

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Japanese

Period

Pre 1800

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Rare antique Japanese Biraki Choba (merchant chest with hinged doors). The doors open to reveal 9 drawers of various sizes over a single large exterior drawer. Heavy iron hardware includes extensive cross bracing, large hinges, warabite drawer-pulls, a large round lock plate, a lock and 3 keys.

The lock plate has a large Minamoto Clan family crest-likely that of the Seiwa Genji clan. Warriors such as Minamoto no Yoritomo, the founder of the Kamakura shogunate; and Ashikaga Takauji, the founder of the Ashikaga shogunate, belonged to the Seiwa Genji line. Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616), founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, also claimed descent from this lineage.

Edo Period (Tokugawa Period) (1603-1867)

Dimensions: 32 1/2″ high x 31″ wide x 19 3/4″ deep

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Rare antique Japanese Biraki Choba (merchant chest with hinged doors). The doors open to reveal 9 drawers of various sizes over a single large exterior drawer. Heavy iron hardware includes extensive cross bracing, large hinges, warabite drawer-pulls, a large round lock plate, a lock and 3 keys.

The lock plate has a large Minamoto Clan family crest-likely that of the Seiwa Genji clan. Warriors such as Minamoto no Yoritomo, the founder of the Kamakura shogunate; and Ashikaga Takauji, the founder of the Ashikaga shogunate, belonged to the Seiwa Genji line. Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616), founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, also claimed descent from this lineage.

Edo Period (Tokugawa Period) (1603-1867)

Dimensions: 32 1/2″ high x 31″ wide x 19 3/4″ deep

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Region

Japanese

Period

Pre 1800

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