2 rare vintage Kutani miniature retailer porceline ashtrays bareware

retailer 2 vintage detailed, hand painted piece of a Kutani porcelain miniature ashtray. This ashtray is skllfully hand glazed, with an image of a sitting diety figure, scroll cligraphy, and accented with gold details that catch light at the right angles. This piece has an iron red border and four heavy gold leaf indents for cigarettes. Absolutely amazing workmanship. This piece is a work of art in its own right. This ashtray was once, one piece of a six piece set.
This ashtray measures approximately 3" across and is marked "Hand Painted JAPAN Yamazaki China Kutani Yaki" in red on the underside.
This type of individual ashtray was used at business meetings in Japan. A rare collectable of high quality.A rare collectible piece of high quality. If you collect Japanese art, this porcilain ashtray is for you

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