Antique Japanese Meiji Era (1868-1912) Hakari Kyoto Balance Scale Weight 1lb Bronze The red (beni-uri) lacquer finish

The red (beni-uri) lacquer finish — applied over the wood and burnished to a deep oxblood tone — shows the honest patina of age: edge wear

With exception to a chip on the rim

The lacquerwork allow is a work of art with 10-20 layers of natural urushi lacquer applied and cured over many week

and agricultural abundance — in his classic standing pose

it remains in very good functional condition

Antique Japanese Meiji Era (1868-1912) Hakari Kyoto Balance Scale Weight 1lb Bronze The red (beni-uri) lacquer finishThis is an antique Japanese balance scale (hakari) weight dating to the Meiji Era (1868 1912). It has Japanese writing on one side and a shop logo on the other. It is bell shaped with a lanyard ring at the top to adjust up and down a pole scale. Seen in the last picture is a bar or pole scale (not included) similar to the one which would have originally been used a similar weight. Stamped in copper inlay is the official indication that this is a