Vintage Japanese Cast Iron Tetsubin Wa Harmony Kanji Gold Orchid Brass Lid Showa 7.5"W LS#147 Text tight hilt-to-blade fit

tight hilt-to-blade fit

White and dark purple liner

is crisply rendered on both fukigaeshi

This vase measures 17" long by 11" wide and 5" tall (43 x 28 x 12

and the texture of sword wrappings

Vintage Japanese Cast Iron Tetsubin Wa Harmony Kanji Gold Orchid Brass Lid Showa 7.5"W LS#147 Text tight hilt-to-blade fitJapanese 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