Antique Handcarved Inkan Boxwood Stamp 2.5" Print It has a bronze mouth

It has a bronze mouth piece and bronze bowl with bamboo center

They are decorated in a vibrant lustrous gold with a cherry blossom motif

This is an antique Japanese Meiji Era c

they were practical containers for holding powdered leaves

this chest was made in the late Edo era (c

Antique Handcarved Inkan Boxwood Stamp 2.5" Print It has a bronze mouthThis is a vintage Chinese hand carved boxwood stamp is known as an inkan. In Japan and China one does not sign, but rather stamp ones name with a chop or inkan like this one. This over a half century old inkan stamp measures 2. 5" tall by . 5" wide by . 5 thick. Despite some minor signs of use, this stamp remains in good condition.