Vintage Japanese Fuchin Scroll Weights Marbled Stone Sphere Beads Bronze Tassel 4cm Woodwork polychrome on pale yellow ground

polychrome on pale yellow ground

pleasant grain

The maki-e decoration remains clear and intact

A substantial Japanese isho dansu (衣装箪笥) — the traditional kimono storage chest — in red-lacquered sugi (杉

Diameter = 1"

Vintage Japanese Fuchin Scroll Weights Marbled Stone Sphere Beads Bronze Tassel 4cm Woodwork polychrome on pale yellow groundVintage Japanese Fuchin Scroll Weights Marbled Stone Sphere Beads Bronze 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 smooth spherical beads in veined gray and white stone likely marble or howlite each exhibiting a quietly mottled surface consistent with the Japanese aesthetic of understated beauty. Each bead is secured with