Antique Japanese Meiji Era (1868-1912) Hakari Tenbin Balance Scale Weight Chobadansu This is a vintage Japanese

This is a vintage Japanese ikebana flower/bonsai stand called a Kadai 花台

is often identified with the god of contentment and happiness

Length = 19" (48cm)

This is an antique Japanese sake jug (tokkuri) from the late Meiji Era (c

Antique Japanese Meiji Era (1868-1912) Hakari Tenbin Balance Scale Weight Chobadansu This is a vintage JapaneseThis is an antique Japanese balance scale (hakari) weight dating to the late 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