This is a set of two copper coasters with a cherry blossom pattern cut into them. They were stored at home. [Seigado] "Tsuiki" is a traditional technique of hammering and stretching a single sheet of metal using various types of hammers and anvils to create products. During the Meiwa era (1764-1771), the Mase copper mine was located in Mt. Yahiko, in the center of the Sea of Japan coast of Niigata Prefecture, and the refining of the produced copper was carried out in the neighboring city of Tsubame. Around that time, the technique of Tsuiki copperware was introduced by craftsmen from Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, and the manufacturing of pots, kettles, and pipes began. *Excerpt from the Seigado HP ◆ It appears that a set of 5 is sold for 32,230 yen at Kamakura Seigado. #Mercari Live Auction