Antique Japanese Edo Era (18th C) Warehouse Door Forged Iron & Sugi 76"H Box Intricately carved with supreme detail

Intricately carved with supreme detail

black beard and wielding a guandao (a type of polearm)

The teeth edge is curved so you can start a cut in the middle of the wood

75" tall by 10" wide (19

1936 by the great Japanese artist Shotei Takahashi (1871 to 1945)

Antique Japanese Edo Era (18th C) Warehouse Door Forged Iron & Sugi 76"H Box Intricately carved with supreme detailThis is a Japanese warehouse door from the mid Edo era (c. 1700's). It is made of solid Sugi wood (Japanese Cedar) wood with forged iron fittings. It would have once been used as the entry to a large stone family warehouse. The top section is latticed to allow ventilation into the warehouse. To one side is a locking mechanism that secured the warehouse. With exception to minor signs of past use, minor water stains, and an aged patina, this very