Antique Japanese Tobakobon Round w/ compartments & handles Charger This is an antique Japanese

This is an antique Japanese cup called a Sobachoko (dating back probably to the mid to late Meiji Era (c

it remains infine condition

Daruma lends you his determination for the length of the task

This chawan measures 5" in diameter and about 2 3/4" tall (12

Volume discounts and combined shipping are offered if you perches more than one

Antique Japanese Tobakobon Round w/ compartments & handles Charger This is an antique JapaneseThis is a solid wood tobakoban originally used to hold lit charcoal on a bed of ash in the copper cup installed into the wood. The coals where then used to light the long tobacco pipes common in the Meiji and Taisho eras. The wood then acted as an insulator to keep the box cool for transport.