Tea Ceremony Utensils / Kaiseki Utensils: Choshi (Kan-nabe) Edo Period, Silver Inlay / Lacquered Lid with 16-Leaf Chrysanthemum Mon Maki-e Scattered Design. Excellent piece.

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This is an Edo period sake ewer (kan-nabe). Suitable for tea ceremony or kaiseki dining.
The deep, aged iron patina is truly evocative.

The handle features intricate arabesque silver inlay and a gourd-shaped openwork design.
The lid is lacquered with fine craftsmanship, decorated with scattered sixteen-petal chrysanthemum crests. In my opinion, this suggests a distinguished provenance.
It possesses an elegant atmosphere, and the craftsmanship is superb.

Regarding the depicted motifs:
On one side of the ewer, Zhang Guolao, one of the Eight Immortals of Chinese legend (a sage/sorcerer), is depicted riding a white donkey. It is said he could travel tens of thousands of miles a day and fold his donkey when not riding it.
He is the immortal who the auspicious Japanese proverb A horse from a gourd (hyotan kara koma).

On the opposite side, Dong Feng, a sage from China's Three Kingdoms period (a divine physician), is depicted.
He is said to have saved the sick and that a tiger, always accompanying him, would attack those who caused trouble, thus helping people in need.

Both are popular subjects in calligraphy, painting, and sculpture. The expressions of the depicted immortals are quite humorous.

Please check the photos for the condition.
*The mat used for photography is not included in the product. Thank you for your understanding.

Mouth diameter: 10cm
Body diameter: 12cm
Lid diameter: 10.5cm
Height to top of lid knob: 12cm
Height to handle (string): 16.5cm
*Please forgive any errors due to amateur measurements.

This item has been stored at home for a long time (since the previous generation). It does not come with a box.
We will take care to pack it carefully to prevent damage. Please rest assured.

For those interested, tea ceremony practitioners, etc., how about adding this to your collection?
It also makes a striking Japanese interior decoration. Please cherish it for a long time.