Antique Japanese Miniature Tsubo Wood-Fired Stoneware Jar 2.5" Funadansu This is a vintage Japanese

This is a vintage Japanese ceramic Bizen ware vase for flowers or any other decoration that could use a vessel of this size and shape

The lower section presents five drawers in a three-over-two configuration

• Scabbard: steel

The kodansu was a special personal chest and was used to store everything from letter writing accessories as well as money

1870 or as far back as late Edo) black lacquer bowls with lids were hand turned from cryptomeria wood with over twenty layers of black lacquer

Antique Japanese Miniature Tsubo Wood-Fired Stoneware Jar 2.5" Funadansu This is a vintage JapaneseAntique Japanese Miniature Tsubo Wood Fired Stoneware Jar A tiny but striking Japanese miniature tsubo, just 2. 5" tall with a 15mm mouth. Coarse sandy ochre stoneware with dramatic crawling glaze in lavender, blue grey, and celadon characteristic of Shigaraki or related wood fired kiln tradition. Acquired with a collection of Japanese antiques, likely Meiji Taisho period. Condition: Glaze crawling is intentional. Some glaze lift at the neck please