Antique Japanese Meiji Era Sugi Wood Armrest Kyosoku Curved Top Trestle Base 22"L Ishodansu Toshi Yoshida (1911–1995) was a

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

While this hammer has seen years of use

2"HWeight: ~ 3oz

It has a bluish gray glaze over reddish clay giving it an almost purple inside parts of the bowl

Beautiful deeply carved relief of bamboo and a flower

Antique Japanese Meiji Era Sugi Wood Armrest Kyosoku Curved Top Trestle Base 22"L Ishodansu Toshi Yoshida (1911–1995) was aAntique 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