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FINE Antique JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD Bronze Portable Hand Warmer

FINE Antique JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD Bronze Portable Hand Warmer
FINE Antique JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD Bronze Portable Hand Warmer
FINE Antique JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD Bronze Portable Hand Warmer
FINE Antique JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD Bronze Portable Hand Warmer
FINE Antique JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD Bronze Portable Hand Warmer
FINE Antique JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD Bronze Portable Hand Warmer
FINE Antique JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD Bronze Portable Hand Warmer

FINE Antique JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD Bronze Portable Hand Warmer

This is a Fine Antique Japanese Meiji Period Portable Bronze Hand Warmer in Relief and Well Decorated, With a Hinged Overhead Handle. The Removable Lid is Pierced and Ornately Decorated in a Vine and Leaf Motif. The Face Sides Feature Two Different Decorations in Relief.

The Piece is in Good Condition For Its Antique Age Showing a Beautiful Patina. The Underside of the Lid Shows Possible Signs of Minor Repair (see picture). Measures 7"x6"x4(17.78cm x 15.4cm x 10.16cm). Made of bronze or ceramics, ancient hand warmers had a variety of designs.

Round, square and octagonal shapes are typical, with some fashioned to look like pumpkins, flowers and turtle shells. Inside a hand warmer, there were burning charcoal or simple coals. Some coals were blended with fragments and pressed into flower shapes, emitting a pleasant scent when burned.


FINE Antique JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD Bronze Portable Hand Warmer