🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Found these at an estate sale, but have no idea what they were used for

[loveantiquing]

I found these two at an estate sale, one looks like it sits on a dresser with 2 doors and a drawer. The other is two pieces, a stand and box that sits on top. Both look to have Chinese or Japanese writing in them. tried to translate some of it and a part of was an account of a war. Any idea where they are from and what they were used for?

 

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[The Rebel]

My guess is they are tea chests.

 

[unclemac]

and chinese too not japanese

 

[loveantiquing]

and chinese too not japanese

Yeah we were able to translate some of the writing in one of them and seems like a history book of sorts, talking about a war.

 

[Joecoins]

Very cool I'd like to know what it says

 

[Hunter1805]

I just saw one yesterday. The box is very similar to a Chinese game that was loaded with stacked game pieces somewhat like dominoes. I would say a game box missing the bone pieces. The box did have the same scrip all over the inside.

 

[Bucket Lister]

Yeah we were able to translate some of the writing in one of them and seems like a history book of sorts, talking about a war.

About a war, or about The Art of War (a.k.a. Sun Tzu's Military Method)? 🤨🤓

I just saw one yesterday. The box is very similar to a Chinese game that was loaded with stacked game pieces somewhat like dominoes. I would say a game box missing the bone pieces. The box did have the same scrip all over the inside.

Mahjong? Which box? 🤓
Scrip appears (to me) to be old newspaper, BICBW.