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Japanese Miniature Silver “Furo” Brazier, Glass Liner browse these categories for related items... All Items: Vintage Arts:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Metalwork: Pre 1940: item # 661747 Please refer to our stock # 6-428 when inquiring.
B & C Antiques P. O. Box 291 Derby, CT 06418 203-929-7312 Guest Book $110 |
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This most unusual silver miniature was crafted in the form of the brazier component of the Japanese tea ceremony “furo-gama” or “chagama” and dates to the early half of the 20th century. There is an indistinguishable mark stamped into the base. Sitting on three feet, the tiny furo is attached to a round trivet base made to simulate finely grained hardwood with low relief “graining” in the silver. The tiny ringed handles, also with low relief decoration, are hinged and actually move. Similar to other silver miniature pieces from this period, this one is fitted with a glass liner. We do not know if it was used as a salt dish or an ink well or if it were simply a decorative piece. The large cast iron furo from which this piece was modeled is a brazier used to hold coals for heating water in an accompanying teapot for the tea ceremony. Furo typically have decorative cutouts for ventilation and tending the coals as well as two ringed handles. CONDITION is excellent, with no dents, dings or scratches. We have left it in its original unpolished state to allow the customer to decide whether or not to clean it. We have not tested it, so we do not know if it is silver or silverplate. DIMENSIONS: 2” (5 cm) diameter, 1 Ľ” (3.3 cm) high. |
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