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Japanese homes and their surroundings (1885)

Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 254

An illustration from Japanese homes and their surroundings, 1885, leaf 254
x containing anearthen vessel. The most usual form of hibachi consists of asquare wooden box lined with copper, between which and thewood is a layer of clay or plaster (fig. 200). A very cheapand common form is a wooden box in which is a cylindricaljar of black unglazed earthenware (fig. 197). A… … Fig. 197. — Common Hibachi. wooden box contains the fire-vessel separately there may be secured in the corner of this box a bamboo tube in which the tongs are kept. In bronze hibachi there are handles or rings on the sides for convenience of moving. In the square-box hibachi cleats are nailed on…

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