Vintage Japanese Ceramic Fish Wall Vase Jizai Kagi Yokogi Hearth Hook PV307 Hanging Scroll "Riding the Bull Home" (Kigyu-kaika)

"Riding the Bull Home" (Kigyu-kaika)

quails are associated with autumn and are symbols of peace and pastoral harmony

Toads are specifically associated with accumulating wealth and business prosperity

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many items are over 100 years old and carry the marks of history

Vintage Japanese Ceramic Fish Wall Vase Jizai Kagi Yokogi Hearth Hook PV307 Hanging Scroll "Riding the Bull Home" (Kigyu-kaika)Vintage Japanese Ceramic Fish Wall Vase Jizai Kagi Yokogi Hearth Hook PV307 This is a vintage Japanese ceramic wall hanging flower vase (kake hanaire) designed in the shape of a traditional wooden fish (yokogi) used for a jizai kagi (hearth hook). In traditional Japanese homes, a jizai kagi was suspended over an irori (sunken hearth) to hang an iron kettle, with the fish shaped lever allowing the height to be adjusted. Remarkably crafted from pottery,