Unusual Traveling set of Japanese Black Lacquer Gyosho Bako

Unusual Traveling set of Japanese Black Lacquer Gyosho Bako

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Japanese

Period

Pre 1900

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Very unusual antique Japanese matching pair of black lacquer gyosho bako (peddler’s boxes). Each has a full height door with eight hand forged brass hinges in stunning original patina. One box opens to a large compartment. The other opens to a series of 5 drawers of different sizes. Each box has a square hole for a carrying pole.

This piece would have been used to carry and store a merchants livelihood. Selling objects or services carried out by the tools store inside. A thick hardwood pole would join the two together and allow the merchant to carry them on his back. Original black lacquer finish in superb condition.

These would look stunning made into a desk on a Custom Black iron stand (Made in-house, Inquire for details), great side tables.

Edo Period (Early 19th Century)

Size of each box: 28 3/4″ high x 10 1/4″ wide x 16 1/4″ deep.

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Very unusual antique Japanese matching pair of black lacquer gyosho bako (peddler’s boxes). Each has a full height door with eight hand forged brass hinges in stunning original patina. One box opens to a large compartment. The other opens to a series of 5 drawers of different sizes. Each box has a square hole for a carrying pole.

This piece would have been used to carry and store a merchants livelihood. Selling objects or services carried out by the tools store inside. A thick hardwood pole would join the two together and allow the merchant to carry them on his back. Original black lacquer finish in superb condition.

These would look stunning made into a desk on a Custom Black iron stand (Made in-house, Inquire for details), great side tables.

Edo Period (Early 19th Century)

Size of each box: 28 3/4″ high x 10 1/4″ wide x 16 1/4″ deep.

Additional information

Region

Japanese

Period

Pre 1900

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