Pill Forms

Pill FormsA pair of Japanese metal pill forms. Medicinal pastes would be pressed into the dimples of the handled forms. On contemporary metal stands.

Cast iron trivet that would have been set over a small fire or coals for heating consumables

Its soft tone and subtle texture reflect the quiet elegance of Edo craftsmanship

This turned out to be quite difficult

while the body

which caused his legs and arms to fall off

Reinforced around the neck with (likely) a bast fiber

near Lake Biwa

The puppet itself

each with finely painted lacquer floral designs

whose distinctive peaked cap is echoed in the hook’s silhouette

Uniform white

These examples