Cast-Iron Paperweight – set of 3 samurai helmets tondo but some minor imperfections

but some minor imperfections

rope in burgundy

Chain length 16cm

originally fired near the Kiyomizu temple

A vintage calligraphy set enclosed in an elegant lacquer-ware style box

Cast-Iron Paperweight – set of 3 samurai helmets tondo but some minor imperfectionsA miniature piece of Japanese tradition cast iron paperweight in the shape of a kabuto (an intricate helmet worn by warriors in feudal Japan). It can be displayed also as an original decoration in your home or office. It is a nanbu ironware, traditional cast iron item from Iwate prefecture. Set of 3: kabuto of Tokugawa Ieyasu, has a crescent shaped decoration, and has patina in a copper shade; kabuto of Kusunoki Masahige is decorated with distinctive