Antique Japanese 19th Century Sugi Wood Kotatsu Table 34” Musical Instrument Symbolizing wisdom and longevity

Symbolizing wisdom and longevity

It is decorated with a Phoenix and Paulownia flower motif

it remains overall in very good condition throughout

carrying a staff

it is a low flat flower arranger in the shape of a plum blossom with four lobes

Antique Japanese 19th Century Sugi Wood Kotatsu Table 34” Musical Instrument Symbolizing wisdom and longevityAntique 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).