Vintage Japanese Signed Cast Iron Tetsubin Plover Wave Gold Silver Copper Inlay Showa 6.5"W LS#055 Nesting Bowls This is an antique Japanese

This is an antique Japanese large sake jug from the late Meiji Era (c

A beautiful and authentic example of Meiji-era Buddhist metalwork

Includes a signature chop stamp on the bottom

by 10 1/2" tall (27 cm)

and her young companion—engaged in a private

Vintage Japanese Signed Cast Iron Tetsubin Plover Wave Gold Silver Copper Inlay Showa 6.5"W LS#055 Nesting Bowls This is an antique JapaneseJapanese signed cast iron tetsubin () squat globular form with takazogan silver wave lines, copper banding, and applied gold plover sea birds; rattan wrapped handle; unused Vintage Japanese Shwa Era, mid 20th century This compact tetsubin is signed on the base with a cast rectangular cartouche a four character maker's mark in cursive script. The body is finished in a distinctly coarse iron black texture, with an almost volcanic surface character that