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A hand sand-cast brass paper weight from a foundry established in 1897 in the Japanese city of Takaoka in the Toyama Prefecture. With minimal chasing, the castings are left largely ‘I-hada: with a raw cast surface maintaining any texture or discolouration drawn from the sand into which they were pou..
£65.00
Ex Tax:£54.17
A sand-cast brass trivet from a foundry which began in 1897 in the Japanese city of Takaoka in the Toyama Prefecture, in a pattern inspired by the cosmos: 'Tsuki', the moon. The castings are largely left I-Hada, meaning with a raw, unfinished cast surface without machining or coarse polishing — the ..
£88.00
Ex Tax:£73.33
A pair of hand sand-cast solid brass shelf brackets from a foundry founded in 1897 in the Japanese city of Takaoka in the Toyama Prefecture. With minimal chasing, the castings are largely left ‘i-hada’ — a raw cast surface maintaining any texture or discolouration drawn from the sand into which they..
£120.00
Ex Tax:£100.00
A hand sand-cast brass paper weight from a foundry established in 1897 in the Japanese city of Takaoka in the Toyama Prefecture. With minimal chasing, the castings are left largely ‘I-hada: with a raw cast surface maintaining any texture or discolouration drawn from the sand into which they were pou..
£65.00
Ex Tax:£54.17
A hand sand-cast brass paper weight from a foundry established in 1897 in the Japanese city of Takaoka in the Toyama Prefecture. With minimal chasing, the castings are left largely ‘I-hada: with a raw cast surface maintaining any texture or discolouration drawn from the sand into which they were pou..
£65.00
Ex Tax:£54.17
A sand-cast brass trivet from a foundry which began in 1897 in the Japanese city of Takaoka in the Toyama Prefecture, in a pattern inspired by the cosmos: 'Ginga', a many pointed galaxy. The castings are largely left I-Hada, meaning with a raw, unfinished cast surface without machining or coarse pol..
£98.00
Ex Tax:£81.67
A sand-cast brass trivet from a foundry which began in 1897 in the Japanese city of Takaoka in the Toyama Prefecture, in a pattern inspired by the cosmos: 'Hoshi', a four pointed star. The castings are largely left I-Hada, meaning with a raw, unfinished cast surface without machining or coarse ..
£78.00
Ex Tax:£65.00
A sand-cast brass trivet from a foundry which began in 1897 in the Japanese city of Takaoka in the Toyama Prefecture, in a pattern inspired by the cosmos: 'Taiyo', the Sun. The castings are largely left I-Hada, meaning with a raw, unfinished cast surface without machining or coarse polishing — ..
£88.00
Ex Tax:£73.33
A sand-cast bottle opener from a foundry which began working in 1897 in the city of Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, originally in the production of buddhist altarpieces. This Mikaduki, or Moon design forms a beautiful crescent, the ends of which fit over the lid to be removed, whilst the wider se..
£45.00
Ex Tax:£37.50
A sand-cast bottle opener from a foundry which began working in 1897 in the city of Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. This Nisshoku, or Eclipse design forms a handsomely bevelled double-looped shape, the inner loop to fit over the bottle-top, the outer for leverage. The cast shape is left ‘I-Hada' ..
£35.00
Ex Tax:£29.17
A sand-cast bottle opener from a foundry which began working in 1897 in the city of Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture. This Waku, or Frame design forms a simple linear frame, with a long handle for effective leverage. The cast shape is left
‘I-Hada' on the interior surfaces — with a raw cast surface maint..
£55.00
Ex Tax:£45.83
Hand sand-cast solid brass towel or hanging rails from a foundry founded in 1897 in the Japanese city of Takaoka in the Toyama Prefecture. With minimal chasing, the castings are largely left ‘i-hada’ — a raw cast surface maintaining any texture or discolouration drawn from the sand into which they w..
£105.00
Ex Tax:£87.50
Hand sand-cast solid brass towel or hanging rails from a foundry founded in 1897 in the Japanese city of Takaoka in the Toyama Prefecture. With minimal chasing, the castings are largely left ‘i-hada’ — a raw cast surface maintaining any texture or discolouration drawn from the sand into which they w..
£90.00
Ex Tax:£75.00
A pair of hand sand-cast solid brass shelf brackets from a foundry founded in 1897 in the Japanese city of Takaoka in the Toyama Prefecture. With minimal chasing, the castings are largely left ‘i-hada’ — a raw cast surface maintaining any texture or discolouration drawn from the sand into which they..
£110.00
Ex Tax:£91.67