Museum Quality Large Japanese Boro late 19th Century (7) Garden Furniture

Museum Quality Large Japanese Boro late 19th Century (7) Garden FurnitureThis Japanese boro really is a show stopper, its museum quality! What makes this particular boro stand out is that it is thicker than others we have seen; meaning it has more layers of the beautiful indigo dyed cotton panels. The other thing is its size, its much bigger than the average. We have aged this boro at approximately late 19th Century but believe that some of the patches may be as old as 200 years. The history of the boro isn't particularly

The carvings are similar patterns to that of an Indian style

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This particular piece of fabric has a lovely multicoloured chequered pattern

original beauty to come out

the pot still remains very intact and practically untouched by time

the head and the body

Its a marvellous and distinct piece of furniture

Originally

Due to the age of this mortar

these doors are made from a Chinese soft wood and remanence of the original lacquer can still be seen

Each plate also has their makers mark on the back

It was hand-carved from a block of wood and would have been used as a mortar to crush grain and spices