Antique Japanese Tobakobon Round w/ compartments & handles Charger A piece of art itself

A piece of art itself

This vase is 5 7/8" tall by 3" in diameter (15 x 7

Daruma lends you his determination for the length of the task

Having been in storage for many decades these are in good condition with no chips

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

Antique Japanese Tobakobon Round w/ compartments & handles Charger A piece of art itselfThis 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.