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Satsuma bowl with lid decorated with the Kozuchi (打ち出の小槌). This is the magical fortune hammer or 'wish hammer' from Japanese mythology. The Kozuchi is the fixed symbol of Daikokuten, the Japanese god of wealth, agriculture and luck. According to legend, the hammer brings prosperity, coins and happiness when you shake it. The handles are formed in the shape of knotted tassels. The bowl and lid are in very good condition. The height is 16 cm, the width is also 16 cm. The weight is 890 grams. The bowl is not signed on the bottom.

Satsuma kom met deksel versierd met de Kozuchi (打ち出の小槌 . Dit is de magische fortuinhamer of "wenshamer" uit de Japanse mythologie..
De Kozuchi is het vaste symbool van Daikokuten, de Japanse god van rijkdom, landbouw en geluk. Volgens de legende brengt de hamer voorspoed, munten en geluk wanneer je ermee schudt. 
De handvatten zijn gemaakt in de vorm van geknoopte kwasten,
Kom en deksel verkeren in een zeer goede staat.
De hoogte is 16 cm, de breedte is ook 16 cm.
Het gewicht is 890 gram.
De kom is niet gesigneerd aan de onderzijde.


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Bowl - Earthenware - Satsuma

1850-1900 - Japan -  

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A 16 cm Satsuma bowl with lid, decorated with the Kozuchi hammer motif, dating to the Meiji period (1868–1912) in Japan, made of earthenware and weighing 890 g, in good used condition with minor signs of age, unsigned on the base, from a private collection.

Bowl - Earthenware - Satsuma

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A 16 cm Satsuma bowl with lid, decorated with the Kozuchi hammer motif, dating to the Meiji period (1868–1912) in Japan, made of earthenware and weighing 890 g, in good used condition with minor signs of age, unsigned on the base, from a private collection.

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