Antique Japanese Meiji Era Sugi Wood Armrest Kyosoku Curved Top Trestle Base 22"L Ishodansu A sokogawara is a flat

A sokogawara is a flat ceramic tile traditionally placed under a kama (iron kettle) in a Japanese tea ceremony

Beautiful deeply carved relief of bamboo and a flower

2"HWeight: ~ 3oz

Toshi Yoshida (1911–1995) was a renowned Japanese woodblock print artist

Antique Japanese Meiji Era Sugi Wood Armrest Kyosoku Curved Top Trestle Base 22"L Ishodansu A sokogawara is a flatAntique Japanese sugi cedar kyosoku armrest with curved saddle top and shaped trestle legs Japan Meiji to Taisho Period, early 20th century A well proportioned Japanese kyosoku () armrest in sugi (Japanese cedar), the gently curved saddle form top polished to a deep, lacquer like patina through generations of use. The trestle style legs are shaped in a waisted baluster profile with pierced oval apertures a classical kyosoku leg form each set on a flat