Japanese antique bronze hibachi, a traditional coal-burning room warmer. Approximately 11 inches tall and 17 inches in diameter at the wide point, not including the handles. Features a lacquered wood base and stylized bronze handles. Decorated on the sides with eight individual figures in high relief. Taisho-Period (1912-1926); fair to good condition. Ample evidence of practical use in the interior, with a few light scratches and dings on the outside. Hibachi weighs approximately 13 pounds ...click for details
Antique Japanese hibachi, a traditional room or hand warmer. This unusual item has been fashioned from a large antique bronze Buddhist temple bell, known as rin or orin. The bell appears to have cracked (see enlargement 12), destroying its ring tone. Rather the discard the bell, it was mounted onto a keyaki wood base, equipped with handles, and resurrected as a functional coal brazier. This item is very old, likely fashioned into its present incarnation in the mid Meiji-Period (c. 1890). Howev ...click for details
Fine antique Japanese bronze suiteki, a small water dropper used by calligraphers to soften ink on a suzuri, or hard ink stone. Exquisitely crafted with deep caramel patina, streaked with ink stains from year of use and accented by detailed sake gourd design. Meiji-Period (c.1880), excellent condition. Measures 2 1/4" by 1 1/4" by 5/8".
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Antique Japanese hanging oil lamp, Meiji-Period (c.1900). Crafted from bronze in the figure of a Phoenix, with a hinged oil spout. Excellent condition, finely detailed. When extended from the original chain, the entire apparatus measures 18 inches tall, with the spout in the closed position. The body of the lamp measures roughly six inches tall by four inches wide.
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