Vintage Japanese Oribe-ware Sokogawara Tile Tea Ceremony Furo 9"W Mizuya cast and chiseled in copper

cast and chiseled in copper alloy with traces of original gilding

The Japanese Maneki Neko 招き猫

Title: 夕刊賣 (Yūkan-uri — Evening Newspaper Seller)

It measures 8 1/2" in diameter by 1 1/4" tall (21

Vintage Japanese Oribe-ware Sokogawara Tile Tea Ceremony Furo 9"W Mizuya cast and chiseled in copperrThis is a vintage Japanese Sokogawara () used in traditional tea ceremony. This is glazed in a beautiful blue green Oribe ware style with dark brown decorations. Small chip on one corner (priced accordingly. please see photo.). A sokogawara is a flat ceramic tile traditionally placed under a kama (iron kettle) in a Japanese tea ceremony, particularly in the ro (sunken hearth) setting. Its main purpose is to protect the hearth floor from intense heat