Antique Japanese Choshi Cast Iron Sake Warmer Enamel Inside Ume 9"L Haori Depth = 21"

Depth = 21"

This is made from porcelain and mounted to a dark hardwood base

This tansu also has a very unusual feature: a built in abacus (soroban)

During the Chinese cultural revolution most of these fabulous carvings were destroyed

Height = 8" (20cm)

Antique Japanese Choshi Cast Iron Sake Warmer Enamel Inside Ume 9"L Haori Depth = 21"This is an antique Japanese Meiji Era (1868 1912) Choshi (iron pot) of Sake warmer. It is made of cast iron with a copper handle and has a raised plum blossom motif around the kettle. It is made of very thick iron to hold the heat longer. There are two identical choshi in a set with presentation box. if both kettles are purchase then the box will be included. Length = 9" Height = 7" Diameter = 5. 5" Having been in storage for much of the past 100