Small Brass Ashtray from India japanese tanuki Among these figures were pairs

Among these figures were pairs of lions

Kato Eichi is a Mino-ware potter who produces contemporary style chawan and teaware

Four years later his work was selected for the 35th Contemporary Art Exhibition

The turnip decoration has been used since the Edo period when Matsudaira Sadanobu had Tani Buncho decorated a tray with turnips as a gift to the shogun

Small Brass Ashtray from India japanese tanuki Among these figures were pairs*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a small brass tortoise with a hinged lid made around 30 years ago. It was made in India and the shell can be opened and used as an ashtray. India has been producing brass items since ancient times. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc and is quite malleable, thus allowing it to be hammered without cracking. Handicrafts