Antique Japanese Meiji Era Sugi Wood Armrest Kyosoku Curved Top Trestle Base 22"L Ishodansu A sokogawara is a flat

A sokogawara is a flat ceramic tile traditionally placed under a kama (iron kettle) in a Japanese tea ceremony

While this hammer has seen years of use

Weight = 4lbs 8oz

money and valuables

the neck repeats the blue ground with scrolling foliate detail

Antique Japanese Meiji Era Sugi Wood Armrest Kyosoku Curved Top Trestle Base 22"L Ishodansu A sokogawara is a flatAntique Japanese sugi cedar kyosoku armrest with curved saddle top and shaped trestle legs Japan Meiji to Taisho Period, early 20th century A well proportioned Japanese kyosoku () armrest in sugi (Japanese cedar), the gently curved saddle form top polished to a deep, lacquer like patina through generations of use. The trestle style legs are shaped in a waisted baluster profile with pierced oval apertures a classical kyosoku leg form each set on a flat