Vintage Japanese Cast Iron Tetsubin Bamboo Cicada Gold Silver Brass Lid Showa 8"W LS#149 Statue This is a pair of

This is a pair of Carp statues which act as key hiders for outdoor spaces

the face and hands are modeled with quiet expressiveness — the beard

This is an antique Japanese Misedansu or shop chest in two sections

Length:  13"

it remains in very good condition

Vintage Japanese Cast Iron Tetsubin Bamboo Cicada Gold Silver Brass Lid Showa 8"W LS#149 Statue This is a pair ofJapanese cast iron tetsubin () globular marugata form with gold and silver bamboo and cicada decoration, brass lid with silver flower finial Vintage Japanese Shwa Era, mid 20th century A globular tetsubin of generous proportions, the body finished in iron black with a finely pebbled surface texture. The decoration wraps the full circumference in a painterly, loosely brushed style: gold and silver white bamboo (take, ) stalks with leaves, cicadas