Vintage Japanese Fuchin Scroll Weights Calcite Stone Silk Tassels Pair 4cm Tools 1847–1850

1847–1850

these vessels would have held calligraphy brushes or writing implements

Both cup and jug are marked with a "made in japan" sticker on the bottom

Height = 18"

The composition masterfully layers distance — shrine

Vintage Japanese Fuchin Scroll Weights Calcite Stone Silk Tassels Pair 4cm Tools 1847–1850Vintage Japanese Fuchin Paired Scroll Weights with Polished Calcite Spheres, Gilt Metal Caps & Silk Tassels, Showa Period Japan, Showa Period (mid 20th century) Dimensions: 4 cm sphere diameter 10 total hanging length A well matched pair of Japanese fuchin (), the traditional weighted ornaments used to anchor the lower roller of a kakejiku () hanging scroll. Each weight is centered on a large polished stone sphere in cream to blush peach calcite,