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<p>[QUOTE="Couch Potato Wannabe, post: 4503908, member: 14066"]These are Japanese cast iron paperweights, the side with the protruding middle would have a short rope tied to simply lift the weight as needed. The pattern on this side displays various ancient tile patterns, commonly seen as repeated background patterns in Japanese artworks and pottery decorations. The reverse side of your weight shows "the seven great temples of the southern capital" There are others with other details on the underside.</p><p><br /></p><p>These commonly sell for around 1200yen to around 2000yen, but naturally, there will be outliers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Couch Potato Wannabe, post: 4503908, member: 14066"]These are Japanese cast iron paperweights, the side with the protruding middle would have a short rope tied to simply lift the weight as needed. The pattern on this side displays various ancient tile patterns, commonly seen as repeated background patterns in Japanese artworks and pottery decorations. The reverse side of your weight shows "the seven great temples of the southern capital" There are others with other details on the underside. These commonly sell for around 1200yen to around 2000yen, but naturally, there will be outliers.[/QUOTE]
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