Vintage Japanese Fuchin Scroll Weights Marbled Stone Sphere Beads Bronze Tassel 4cm Woodwork This ceramic jug measures about

This ceramic jug measures about 8" in diameter by 9" tall (20 x 23 cm) and with exception of chip on the bottom (see picture 9)

polychrome on pale yellow ground

Known as a kakesuzuri (portable document chest) or a funadansu (ship's chest) from the late Edo era (c 1860)

Daruma lends you his determination for the length of the task

Vintage Japanese Fuchin Scroll Weights Marbled Stone Sphere Beads Bronze Tassel 4cm Woodwork This ceramic jug measures aboutVintage Japanese Fuchin Scroll Weights Marbled Stone Sphere Beads Bronze Tassel Japan, Showa period (19261989) Approx. 10 in. overall length (25 cm); beads approx. 4 cm A fine matched pair of vintage Japanese scroll weights (fuchin, ) suspending smooth spherical beads in veined gray and white stone likely marble or howlite each exhibiting a quietly mottled surface consistent with the Japanese aesthetic of understated beauty. Each bead is secured with