Vintage Japanese Cast Iron Tetsubin Bamboo Cicada Gold Silver Brass Lid Showa 8"W LS#149 Statue the vase has a repetitive

the vase has a repetitive decorative motif and glazed both on the inside and out

5" wide by 9'' tall by 16

This is a pair of Carp statues which act as key hiders for outdoor spaces

Artist's mark included on bottom

pink and green plum blossom as well as golden pine needles

Vintage Japanese Cast Iron Tetsubin Bamboo Cicada Gold Silver Brass Lid Showa 8"W LS#149 Statue the vase has a repetitiveJapanese cast iron tetsubin () globular marugata form with gold and silver bamboo and cicada decoration, brass lid with silver flower finial Vintage Japanese Shwa Era, mid 20th century A globular tetsubin of generous proportions, the body finished in iron black with a finely pebbled surface texture. The decoration wraps the full circumference in a painterly, loosely brushed style: gold and silver white bamboo (take, ) stalks with leaves, cicadas