Cast-iron Paperweight – matchlock gun "tanegashima" yellow The top is silver and

The top is silver and white with a small blue accent

Sparkly and bright

The white fan features a subtle image of a pagoda and Mt

with snowy peak

Width of the back 60cm

Cast-iron Paperweight – matchlock gun "tanegashima" yellow The top is silver andA heavy Japanese paperweight made of cast iron. Its prolonged shape makes it great for holding down calligraphy paper. The shape imitates firearms called "tanegashima" or matchlock pistols, used in Japan since the early 16th century by foot soldiers. It can also serve as a unique interior decoration. The surface is black. Inscribed on the back, the ideograms for "Yonezawa Domain", a historical name of the region corresponding to nowadays Yamagata