Antique Japanese Lacquered Nurigeta Marbled Lacquer Velvet Straps Pair 9"L Laquer This compact tetsubin is signed

This compact tetsubin is signed on the base with a cast rectangular cartouche — a four-character maker's mark in cursive script

"registered design")

The bottom drawer has 10" of vertical clearance and the top drawer has 6"

Signed and dated Showa 37 (Oct 7

carrying the Tokyo Arsenal “four cannonballs” inspection stamp on the guard—a mark applied only from 1896 to 1899

Antique Japanese Lacquered Nurigeta Marbled Lacquer Velvet Straps Pair 9"L Laquer This compact tetsubin is signedAntique Japanese Lacquered Nurigeta (), Morioka, Floral Lacquer, Velvet Thong, Pair Japan, Iwate Prefecture (Morioka), MeijiTaish period 9"L 3. 25"W 2. 25"H (23 8 6 cm) A decorative pair of women's nurigeta () in two tooth () construction, produced in Morioka (), Iwate Prefecture a northern lacquerware region where winter snow and ice informed practical design. The platform is finished in dense floral lacquerwork red blossoms and gold detail on a deep