Null Japanese Edo period wooden takigara-ire or incense ash pot, 18th century. W…

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Japanese Edo period wooden takigara-ire or incense ash pot, 18th century. With copper gilt interior and a lacquered black and golden exterior. With leaves and slender wisps of smoke depicted along the sides. Keywords: chanoyu, tea ceremony. Height: 2 3/4 in x diameter: 2 1/4 in.

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Japanese Edo period wooden takigara-ire or incense ash pot, 18th century. With copper gilt interior and a lacquered black and golden exterior. With leaves and slender wisps of smoke depicted along the sides. Keywords: chanoyu, tea ceremony. Height: 2 3/4 in x diameter: 2 1/4 in.

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