Antique Japanese Miniature Tsubo Wood-Fired Stoneware Jar 2.5" Funadansu and Japanese metalwork

and Japanese metalwork

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

Add a touch of traditional elegance to your collection with this exquisite piece from around 150 years ago

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

2021Etching with aquatint on paperDimensions: image 14 1/4 × 16 in

Antique Japanese Miniature Tsubo Wood-Fired Stoneware Jar 2.5" Funadansu and Japanese metalworkAntique 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