Funa Dansu Japanese Chest With Its Key, A 19th-century Antique Marine Chest

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Funa Dansu Japanese Chest With Its Key, A 19th-century Antique Marine Chest

This chest is called a "Funa Dansu" or "sea chest" in Japanese.
Chests of this type were manufactured from the Edo period (1603–1868) through the Meiji era (1868–1912) and were used on small merchant ships sailing the Sea of Japan and the inland sea between Osaka and the island of Hokkaido. The example shown here is of the kakesuzuri type (“portable writing case”), designed specifically for the captain or shipowner to safely store account books, money, and valuables.
Chests with a fitted, lockable interior appear to have been manufactured in the town of Ogi on Sado Island, an important port on the Sea of Japan trade route.

Chest with its key, 5 drawers including one secret drawer

19th-century chest

Length: 42 cm
Width: 33 cm
Height: 38 cm

2 200 €

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Pascal Schlegel Antiquités - Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France

Period: 19th century

Style: Asian art

Condition: Good condition

Material: Solid wood

Length: 42

Width: 33

Height: 38

Reference (ID): 1832308

Availability: In stock

Funa Dansu Japanese Chest With Its Key, A 19th-century Antique Marine Chest

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