Vintage Japanese Signed Cast Iron Tetsubin Plover Wave Gold Silver Copper Inlay Showa 6.5"W LS#055 Nesting Bowls black ground with pheasant and

black ground with pheasant and peony in polychrome enamel

It measures 2" in across by 1 1/8" tall (5 x 3 cm)

This type of bowl was often used for soup or appetizers

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

by 10 1/2" tall (27 cm)

Vintage Japanese Signed Cast Iron Tetsubin Plover Wave Gold Silver Copper Inlay Showa 6.5"W LS#055 Nesting Bowls black ground with pheasant andJapanese 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