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This listing is for a small antique ‘choshi ire’ dated Meiji 30 (1897). A choshi ire is a small box for storing an omiki ritual sake bottle. Omiki is an offering of sake to the gods in order to communicate with them, or to pray for bountiful harvests. The box is made of lacquered wood and has kanji written on each side. The kanji in the very first photo says ‘choshi ire’, the second and third photo reads as ‘omiki’, the left side of the sixth photo includes the date (December, Meiji 30), and the right side of the sixth photo says ‘omiki choshi ire’. This particular box came from an old house in Niigata. It’s still in very usable condition and would make a great piece of décor.
Size
H.21.5cm (8.4”) x 15cm (5.9”) x 15cm (5.9”)
Condition
There’s minor surface wear on the exterior, gaps in the bottom, and the matte lacquer on the interior is worn from the sake bottle that was once stored in there.
THESE ARE SHIPPING ESTIMATES BASED ON THE CURRENT GLOBAL SITUATION
**Germany, France, Greece, Spain, Poland, Austria, Slovakia, Lithuania, Slovenia: NO SHIPPING. Very strict and expensive packaging laws in place and we are not licensed to send products to these countries. We have no plan to register at this time because the process is in some cases very expensive and complicated, plus each country has its own set of regulations and application process.
**USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Norway: Airmail ePacket (approx. 15-28 days). Combined shipping available up to 2kgs for Airmail ePacket (please send us a message).
**Asia: Airmail ePacket (approx. 15-21 days). Combined shipping available up to 2kgs for Airmail ePacket (please send us a message).
**Central Asia, Middle East, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico: EMS Express 10-15 days.
**Russia: No shipping methods available.
