Japanese Menuki Decorated Cha Dansu - Meiji Period Bowls The opium water is then

The opium water is then drunk rather than smoked

200 x 48 x 90 (wxdxh cms)

Examples of Nettoor Pettis can be found in museum collections and are illustrated in Arts & Crafts of India by Ilay Cooper and John Gillow (Figure 39

and a  distressed painted finish

This beautiful Indian watercolour from Rajasthan depicts Krishna reclining with Radha in front of musicians with attendants and maidens in the background

Japanese Menuki Decorated Cha Dansu - Meiji Period Bowls The opium water is thenThis intriguing tansu chest is a late 19th Century Japanese Cha Dansu (Tea Cabinet). It was made during the Meiji Period (1868 1912) most likely after the Hait Edict, the Samurai sword carrying ban of 1876. With an arrangement of five drawers and two sliding doors, this tansu is decorated with fifty four copper & brass Menuki. Menuki are found on the handle of Samurai Swords and are not only decorative but have the function of giving extra grip. It's