A pair of Japanese kura warehouse shutters. Kura are thick walled warehouses which generally only have small windows. The openings are protected from theft, fire and weather by iron bars, plaster doors and occationally exterior iron shutters like these examples. The shutters with a traditional latch on the exterior and heavy bracing on the interior. Early Edo Period (1600-1868) The two shutters 37½” wide without hinge hasps, x 49½” high x 3" thich including hasps
