Vintage Chinese Elm Grain Measure Style - Huluping 'Double Gourd' Vase when European forms were adapted

when European forms were adapted by Indian craftsmen using local materials and techniques

Known as a 'Tabako-bon' this tobacco stand with a miniature brazier 'hi-ire' atop dates from the Edo period (1603 - 1867)

but original pieces were not usually decorated on the sides

Although the door itself is an antique at over 100 years old

Dimensions: W56 x D15 x H60 cm

Vintage Chinese Elm Grain Measure Style - Huluping 'Double Gourd' Vase when European forms were adaptedThis iron bound Elm grain measure is over 100 yrs old. Grain measures were used in markets for measuring rice. Today it could cover many practical uses , from wastepaper bin, to plant holder.