Japanese Hanging Scroll Weights Fuchin
This is a pair of Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku) weights, or fuchin. Fuchin is a decoration that hangs on both ends of the bottom of a hanging scroll. It's a decoration as well as weighs the scroll down to keep it straight.
This item features two kutani ware porcelain round weights colored red with handpainted gold designs. It has gold twisted silk tassels with a gold accent underlayer at the head.
- Red, gold
- Porcelain, silk
- C1970
- Item Weight: 188 grams
- Packed Weight: 388 grams
- Approx. [Full Length] 26 cm long, [Stone] 4 cm wide x 4.5 cm tall, [Tassel] 12.5 cm long
- Good condition considering age. Some slight variance in gold design from being handpainted. Wear on edge of top holes. Wear and tear due to age. Please see the photos carefully and bid with confidence.
- We got this item at an antique auction in Tajimi in Gifu, Japan
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