Japanese Chagama Ceramic Maegawara Kettle Brazier Plate Vtg Tea Ceremony Y1 handcarved Vintage Japanese Lacquered Wooden Robuchi

Vintage Japanese Lacquered Wooden Robuchi Frame w/ Box

It was issued in 1900 (Meiji 33) by the Army Ministry (Ministry of War)

Item Weight: 28 grams

Handles on sides are missing

Japanese Chagama Ceramic Maegawara Kettle Brazier Plate Vtg Tea Ceremony Y1 handcarved Vintage Japanese Lacquered Wooden RobuchiJapanese Maegawara For Chagama Kettle Brazier This is a vintage Japanese ceramic maegawara plate used inside the brazier for a cast iron chagama kettle. It is a half moon shaped unglazed white plate that is placed round side up in front of the fire window on a chagama's brazier to prevent fire, sparks, and ash from coming out and setting fire to tatami flooring. Chagama are used in Japanese tea ceremonies for heating water. This plate is an often