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Unusual Tall Japanese Ceramic Shop Hibachi browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Stoneware: Pre 1920: item # 52575 Please refer to our stock # 2B-205 when inquiring.
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| This high-standing ceramic shop hibachi (“mise-hibachi”) features a ribbed concentric ring design with a deep brown glaze streaked with mottled ochre and blue flambe glazes on all sides. Likely Seto ware, Taisho period. Just below the lip is a subtle Chinese key design, which can be seen at certain angles but did not appear in our photographs. There is a thick ceramic divider in the middle to hold the hot coals. The body is hollow above and below this divider, with two cut-out handles on either side just below the lip. Hibachi were finely crafted braziers used in old homes and shops to provide heat, warm sake and boil water for tea. Ceramic hibachi made their appearance during the mid 19th century and at once gained widespread popularity and became the status symbol of the day. Styles varied considerably, with one of the most unusual designs being the shop hibachi, a cylinder tall enough to deliver heat to people who were seated or standing. Ceramic hibachi are prized for their craftsmanship and can be utilized in many imaginative ways very different from their original purpose. They can easily become wine buckets, planters, tables, or holders of magazines or small collections. Condition is excellent, with only a small original kiln firing crack on the unglazed foot. Overall dimensions: 25” high, 11” diameter. | |||||||||
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