Antique Japanese Funadansu Ship Chest Sugi Iron Hardware Edo Period Custom Stand c1840 21"H Jubako /it’s thin walls allow the

/it’s thin walls allow the tea to cool faster during the hot summer months

rendered in shakudō with gilt wings

The exuberant polychrome palette and ochre ground of this screen give it a warmth and decorative energy that sets it apart from the more restrained gold-leaf byobu tradition

Form: Funadansu (船箪笥) — Japanese ship's chest

Antique Japanese Funadansu Ship Chest Sugi Iron Hardware Edo Period Custom Stand c1840 21"H Jubako /it’s thin walls allow theJapanese 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