Antique Japanese Ceramic Herb Grinder
This is a Japanese antique C1900 ceramic herb grinder. It is used for compounding herbal medicine. This is made of ceramic. Medicinal herbs were placed in a deep V-shaped vessel, and a roller was rolled back and forth to crush the herbs into small pieces to make medicine. This tool is called Yagen in Japan.
- Japanese herb grinder, roller mill
- Herbal medicine
- Yagen
- Container only (No roller)
- Ceramic
- Item weight: 4100 grams
- Packed weight: 5100 grams
- C1900
- Approx. 38.8 cm long x 18 cm wide
- Good condition considering its age. Small chip. There is damage on the base. Wear and tear due to age. Please see the photos carefully.
- Acquired at an estate sale of an old Japanese family in Nagoya, Japan
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