Vintage Japanese Fuchin Scroll Weights Marbled Stone Sphere Beads Bronze Tassel 4cm Woodwork God of Wealth)

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Known as a kakesuzuri (portable document chest) or a funadansu (ship's chest) from the late Edo era (c 1860)

polychrome on pale yellow ground

The maki-e decoration remains clear and intact

A substantial Japanese isho dansu (衣装箪笥) — the traditional kimono storage chest — in red-lacquered sugi (杉

Vintage Japanese Fuchin Scroll Weights Marbled Stone Sphere Beads Bronze Tassel 4cm Woodwork God of Wealth)Vintage Japanese Fuchin Scroll Weights Marbled Stone Sphere Beads Bronze Tassel Japan, Showa period (19261989) Approx. 10 in. overall length (25 cm); beads approx. 4 cm A fine matched pair of vintage Japanese scroll weights (fuchin, ) suspending smooth spherical beads in veined gray and white stone likely marble or howlite each exhibiting a quietly mottled surface consistent with the Japanese aesthetic of understated beauty. Each bead is secured with