Vintage Japanese Cast Iron Tetsubin Wa Harmony Kanji Gold Orchid Brass Lid Showa 7.5"W LS#147 Soroban/Abacus They are heavy and stay

They are heavy and stay at the bottom of a water filled vase

never facing out

This sack is filled with endless treasures

It has ornately figured legs to raise it above the tatami floor where it was used as a small individual table (It is made of cryptomeria wood with over 20 coats of Japanese red and black lacquer

This tiny tansu is made of solid Keyaki (zelkova - Japanese elm) on all outside faces

Vintage Japanese Cast Iron Tetsubin Wa Harmony Kanji Gold Orchid Brass Lid Showa 7.5"W LS#147 Soroban/Abacus They are heavy and stayJapanese cast iron tetsubin () cylindrical hiragata form with gold kanji and gold and silver orchid decoration, brass lid with silver chrysanthemum and cage finial Vintage Japanese Shwa Era, mid 20th century A cylindrical flat sided tetsubin of compact proportions, the body finished in iron black with a ring of arare (, hailstone) dot texture at the shoulder. Side A bears a single large boldly rendered gold (wa harmony, peace, Japan) kanji, painted in