Antique Japanese Taisho Era Imari Vase Shochikubai 11" Inkbox There are signs of wear

There are signs of wear and some oxidation over all produced by moisture from the hands due to regular use and practice

Thisis a Vintage Chinese ink stick used to make sumi ink for calligraphy and painting

There is an artist's signature/chop mark on the bottom of the dish

It has the name of the sake company

It measures 2 1/2" in across by 1" tall ( 6 x 2

Antique Japanese Taisho Era Imari Vase Shochikubai 11" Inkbox There are signs of wearThis is an antique Taisho Era (c. 1920's) Japanese Imari Vase. It is hand painted in with motif. Shochikubai When describing auspicious things, the Japanese often use the compound term composed of 3 separate words, Sho Chiku Bai (). Shochikubai has the literal meaning of pine (Sho ), bamboo (Chiku ), and ume plum (Bai ). The origin of the Japanese term Shochikubai () comes from Saikan no Sanyu ( Three Friends of Winter), a subject loved by ancient