Antique Japanese 19th Century Sugi Wood Kotatsu Table 34” Musical Instrument carrying a staff

carrying a staff

It is decorated with a Phoenix and Paulownia flower motif

Paired with a black lacquered make daisu and Kama koshi

It was used for precise paring and finishing of many kinds of wood joinery

These pieces make great wall hanging above a headboard

Antique Japanese 19th Century Sugi Wood Kotatsu Table 34” Musical Instrument carrying a staffAntique Japanese Kotatsu table. This frame was placed over a very small portable brazier with hot coals inside to keep the legs warm under a table during the winter months. Length = 34. 5" (87. 5cm) Width = 34" Square (86. 5cm) Height = 14" (35. 5cm) The Kotatsu () is a low, wooden table frame covered by a futon or blanket, in modern days, with a heating element underneath. It originated in Japan during the Muromachi period (14th to 16th centuries).