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A rare mid to late Edo-period (1800s) Japanese doctor's…
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Auckland
Date:
2-Nov-2021
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A rare mid to late Edo-period (1800s) Japanese doctor's palanquin, constructed of cyprus and cedar, with domed top, the sliding side doors with fine woven thatched ventilated panels. A removeable long carrying bar (yoke) slides through supporting rope loops at the top. This rare item was used for the transportation of the doctor Tachibana to isolated hamlets and villages. He would be escorted by a team of ten with the doctor seated inside the carriage, with teams of two alternating bearers carrying the carriage by the long beam a further bearers to carry the medicine chests. Offered together with ten 'sandogasa' lacquered bamboo hats, rice straw footwear and two medicine chests. Provenance: Ex. the Tachibana family, purchased by our vendor in Japan from a descendant of the 19th century Doctor Tachibana, the carriage bearing the Tachibana family crest.
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