Vintage Japanese Fuchin Scroll Weights Blue White Porcelain Barrel Bead Tassel 4cm Reproduction its a rare quality piece

its a rare quality piece prized by collectors with a significant amount of gold inlay

The design reflects the refined aesthetic of late Meiji decorative arts

It is decorated with various floral and geometric designs

it was his fortuitous encounter with the esteemed artist and publisher Shozaburo Watanabe that ignited his passion for woodblock printing

At age fifteen he became an apprentice to the renowned ukiyo-e master Kobayashi Kiyochika

Vintage Japanese Fuchin Scroll Weights Blue White Porcelain Barrel Bead Tassel 4cm Reproduction its a rare quality pieceVintage Japanese Fuchin Scroll Weights Blue White Porcelain Barrel Bead Tassel Japan, Showa period (19261989) Approx. 10 in. overall length (25 cm); beads approx. 4 cm A fine matched pair of vintage Japanese scroll weights (fuchin, ) suspending faceted octagonal barrel form beads in sometsuke () blue and white porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt with foliate and figural motifs in the Chinese influenced tradition. Each bead is fitted with a