TWO IRON TETSUBIN

Description:

Japan, one signed Sadanaga, late Edo /Meiji period
H. 24,5/25,5 cm
One tetsubin decorated in relief with a landscape scene including houses, signed on the side and with a bronze lid. The second a dragon at the foot of Mount Fuji, partially inlaid with silver and with wood lid.
Former old Berlin private collection, acquired prior to 2007 - Traces of age, partly chipped