Hand warmer with openwork chrysanthemum and shippō design, enamelled ware

Hand warmer with openwork chrysanthemum and shippō design, enamelled ware
Hand warmer with openwork chrysanthemum and shippō design, enamelled ware
Hand warmer with openwork chrysanthemum and shippō design, enamelled ware

Height 26.2cm
Kyoto City University of Arts
 This is a hand-crafted pottery, probably used to hold a fire pouch. The entire body is in the shape of a tree gourd, with bamboo joints on the left and right sides and bamboo-shaped legs on the bottom three sides. The four sides have windows inlaid with cloisonne transparencies, the lid also has a cloisonne transparency pattern, and the ground is decorated with chrysanthemum patterns. The design is splendid and richly decorated with gold.

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