Antique Japanese Meiji Era Ceramic Blue & White Hibachi Brazier Teachers of Art 9” Games it remains in very good

it remains in very good functional condition

This is an early Showa era (early to mid 1900's) vintage Shamisen stand and storage box for use with one instrument

Thisplate measures 4 3/4" in diameter by almost 3/4" tall (12 x 2 cm)

It has hand painted Pine Bows on translucent white porcelain

Diameter = 7" (18cm)

Antique Japanese Meiji Era Ceramic Blue & White Hibachi Brazier Teachers of Art 9” Games it remains in very goodThis is an antique Japanese ceramic hibachi likely from the Meiji era (1868 1912). In beautiful cobalt blue glaze it shows four scenes of teachers instructing pupils in various subjects: the strategic game of Go, music, writing and painting. Traditionally in Japan a hibachi is considered an enclosure for fire, usually hot coals sitting on a bed of ash used to help heat small spaces, lite a pipe or warm water for tea. A great container for plants and