A rare and large Japanese wooden box with four drawers behind a separate board A rare and large Japanese wooden box with four drawers behind a separate board A rare and large Japanese wooden box with four drawers behind a separate board

A rare and large Japanese wooden box with four drawers behind a separate board

Reference: ART2001304

Rare and large wooden box with four drawers behind a separate board. According to the inscription on the board the box was used for remedies against all kinds of illnesses (listed on the front of the board), dated Meiji 26 (1893); the gilded back of the board gives the words of a song with a pledge of loyalty to the Emperor. The lid of the trunk gives access to an extra compartment.