Antique Japanese Funadansu Ship Chest Sugi Iron Hardware Edo Period Custom Stand c1840 21"H Jubako Form: Funadansu (船箪笥) — Japanese

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

early Edo period

The painterly style

The exterior carries bold merchant or brewery calligraphy applied in white slip — the brushwork sweeping and confident

Antique Japanese Funadansu Ship Chest Sugi Iron Hardware Edo Period Custom Stand c1840 21"H Jubako Form: Funadansu (船箪笥) — JapaneseJapanese 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