It's a kind of brazier to put embers to keep the water warm for the tea ceremony...
In carved engraved wood...
All carved from the mass...
And with its interior in repoussé copper...
Which is not pierced...!
On the outside around the edge a foliage decoration...
With inlays of mother-of-pearl, lacquered wood...
And gilded brass (for the branches, the fruits and the butterfly...
From the end of the 19th century...
JAPANESE origin...
With an ink signature underneath...
In good condition, some wear from use...
And oxidation for the interior...
Which I started to clean...!
To transform into a small table pot holder or empty pocket...
Weight ... 372 gr