Antique Japanese Meiji Era Octagonal Ceramic Imari Plates Ikebana Motif Soroban/Abacus This is a 90 bead

This is a 90 bead calculation abacus called a Soroban

This type of indoor brazier was set with coals sitting on a thick bed of fire proof ash and used to heat a small area in a home

This is a far superior restoration than simple wooden boards that are sometimes used

The largest measures about 10" (25

We received this statue from a collector who had been acquiring them for two generations

Antique Japanese Meiji Era Octagonal Ceramic Imari Plates Ikebana Motif Soroban/Abacus This is a 90 beadThis is an antique Japanese Meiji era (c1890's) Octagonal Imari plate with a transfer print of two Ikebana arrangements surrounded by traditional designs. Cobalt blue glaze. Straight sided plates where more challenging to make and fire. With equals 9 1 2 inches depth equals 8 inches height equals one and a quarter inches