Antique Japanese Merchant Security Drawer Chest Late Edo Nanako Handle WO627 Fabric/Textile indicating its prestigious use by

indicating its prestigious use by monks during formal temple rituals and processions

and also serves as a striking sculptural art object for both traditional Japanese and modern interior settings

proving its authenticity and history

intentional raw clay finger marks

Once the tool of the Yamabushi (mountain ascetic monks) and Samurai warriors

Antique Japanese Merchant Security Drawer Chest Late Edo Nanako Handle WO627 Fabric/Textile indicating its prestigious use byThis is an antique Japanese wooden merchant's small chest of drawers, estimated to date from the late Edo period. It features a specialized security mechanism where the front drawers lack handles and can only be opened by pushing them from behind through finger holes located on the back panel. The chest is constructed with heavily textured natural wood grain and is equipped with a top carrying handle made of iron. This handle is detailed with a finely