Vintage Japanese Oribe-ware Sokogawara Tile Tea Ceremony Furo 11" Kanban This is a vintage Japanese

This is a vintage Japanese hand painted scroll on paper

A highly desirable motif

It measure 2 3/4" wide by 1 3/8" tall by 1/2" thick (7 x 3

Antique Japanese Haisen sake cup washer

Vintage Japanese Oribe-ware Sokogawara Tile Tea Ceremony Furo 11" Kanban This is a vintage JapaneseThis is a vintage Japanese Sokogawara () used in traditional tea ceremony. This is glazed in a rare turquoise Oribe ware style with chrysanthemums. 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 and to provide a stable base for the kettle. Made from heat resistant clay, it