Set of 3 Antique Japanese Hand Crafted Chataku Tea Saucer Copper 5" Makie In the essay by Jun

In the essay by Jun Ichiro Tanizaki "In Praise of Shadows" published in 1933

Showing deer standing in an snow covered aspen forest

Japanese mask

he was absorbed into the Shichifukujin from the 17th century during the Edo period

Set of 3 Antique Japanese Hand Crafted Chataku Tea Saucer Copper 5" Makie In the essay by JunThis is a set of 3 antique Japanese copper Chataku (tea saucers) from the late Meiji or Early Taisho c1910's. They are hand hammered of a Japanese copper alloy. Having been in storage for most of the past 50 years and seldom used, this set of 3 chataku remains in good condition with some oxidation. Length = 5. 25" Width = 3. 5" good condition. Height = ~1" Please note: other objects seen in the photos are not part of this listing.