Antique Japanese Meiji Era (1868-1912) Hakari Tenbin Balance Scale Weight Ikebana/Bonsai the botom of each is

the botom of each is stamped with the makers mark (see pictures)

heavy Bizen pottery flower vase

Antique Japanese sumitsubo are essential tools for Japanese wood working and joinery

This artifact is a museum quality piece and may become the crown jewel of your collection

Antique Japanese Meiji Era (1868-1912) Hakari Tenbin Balance Scale Weight Ikebana/Bonsai the botom of each isThis is an antique Japanese balance scale (hakari) weight dating to the late Meiji Era (1868 1912). It has Japanese writing on one side and a shop logo on the other. It is bell shaped with a lanyard ring at the top to adjust up and down a pole scale. Seen in the last picture is a bar or pole scale (not included) similar to the one which would have originally been used a similar weight. Stamped in copper inlay is the official indication that this is a