Antique Japanese Funadansu Ship Chest Sugi Iron Hardware Edo Period Custom Stand c1840 21"H Tea Ceremony The imagery of two children

The imagery of two children riding a Chinese water buffalo evokes a powerful symbol of harmony

Series: 名所江戸百景 (Meisho Edo Hyakkei — One Hundred Famous Views of Edo)

this portable ship’s chest dates to the mid-Edo period (circa 1800)

also known as Utagawa Yoshimune II

Antique Japanese Funadansu Ship Chest Sugi Iron Hardware Edo Period Custom Stand c1840 21"H Tea Ceremony The imagery of two childrenJapanese 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