Vintage Chinese Large Vase Blue & White Gourd Shaped 20”H Kiseru & Tabakobon and cherry blossoms and gold

and cherry blossoms and gold vines in a black

The Kamon crest is one of the many Tomoe styles that incorporates elements of the Yin-Yang symbols

I t’s thin walls allow the tea to cool faster during the hot summer months

The single lidded drawer has documented the original date that this tansu was in used and it's purpose for holding passports as shown by the worn calligraphy on the bottom

Other than an aged patina and some minor oxidation it remains in very good condition

Vintage Chinese Large Vase Blue & White Gourd Shaped 20”H Kiseru & Tabakobon and cherry blossoms and goldVintage Chinese Large Vase Blue & White Gourd Shaped. Hand colored. A photograph is worth a thousand words please see photos for description. Height = 20 Diameter = 12