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Kannon Biraki Tansu

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A fine example of an old double door stacking clothing chest. This is an early influential design common to the Edo vicinity (modern Tokyo). Wiped lacquer over kiri wood drawers and case. Distinctive iron strapping and hinges. The square lock plates with staples are reliable indictors of Edo period dating.The central lock on the upper chest depicts a mon or family crest of ivy leaves. 37 5/8 w x 41 3/4 h x 17 3/4 d
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