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    Posted 8 years ago

    billretire…
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    This is a 9 3/8" square cast iron Dragon Tray, marked on the bottom JAPAN. Because of the mark, it can be dated after 1921, or after 1952, before 1921 it would be Nippon, and between 1947-1952 Occupied Japan. You can tell it's a Japanese Dragon because it has 3 toes. The tray is 1 1/2"high, and the interior is 6 5/8" square. There is a crack in the cast, starting 2 3/8" from the right side lower corner, and is 1 3/4" long to the inside corner. The tray was really rusty, so I cleaned it with 000 steel wool, WD40, then used a wood cleaner with oil in it, and wiped it dry.
    Trays like this one are listed as a trinket tray, or an umbrella stand drip tray, but I think it's a stand alone piece of art work! :^)
    Thanks for looking, I'll try to answer any questions that you have, and am happy for any comments, or information about this tray! :^D

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    1. Efesgirl Efesgirl, 8 years ago
      Bill, this is beautiful!! You did a wonderful job restoring it to it's original glory. I wouldn't dare put a drippy umbrella in it! :-))))))
    2. billretirecoll billretirecoll, 8 years ago
      Thanks Bonnie, not on my watch! :^) I love the way it came out. I always forget to take a before picture, but really I could hardly see the dragon, and now to see it's back foot on the rim, and the way it's tail wraps around on the rim also, was such a surprise! I brought it back to the Flea Market today, to show it off! :^D
      Thank you for the love Too, Bonnie,
      and also from,
      Fortapache
      Zilla
      Karen
      Kevin
      Judy
      h2c
      Pascal
      and Thomas
      Very much appreciated! :^)

      CG5 thank you so much for the comment, and information, I thought earlier than later also, but not sure, so put both times in! Thanks for the love, always great to get! :^D
    3. billretirecoll billretirecoll, 8 years ago
      Thanks for taking a look and leaving some love, JImam! :^)
    4. billretirecoll billretirecoll, 8 years ago
      Thank you for taking a look Katherine, and leaving some love! :^)
    5. billretirecoll billretirecoll, 4 years ago
      I noticed that this Dragon Dish has a very similar look to the Postage Stamp Box that I just got on 08/12/2020! :^D Wear a Mask and Stay Safe! :^)
    6. billretirecoll billretirecoll, 3 years ago
      This is a link to kwqd's Post of a similar Tray:

      https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/305316-japanese-wind-god-fujin-cast-iron-asht?in=activity

      Thanks for Looking! Bill :^)
    7. kwqd kwqd, 3 years ago
      That's a nice one! I have seen a few versions of this ashtray. Yours is one of my favorites, Bill!

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