Description A LOT WITH TWO LACQUERED AND INLAID WOOD HIBACHI (BRAZIER), EDOJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The larger hibachi of a cylindrical body, the exterior decorated in gold takamaki-e, aogai and pewter overlays depicting a composition of flowers and leaves, the hollowed interior with a copper liner. The smaller hibachi equipped with metal handles, decorated with lacquer and copper overlays showing khakis and chrysanthemums, the interior with two round compartments, the larger with a copper liner. DIAMETER 26 cm (the larger hibachi), 19.2 cm (the smaller hibachi) WEIGHT 2391 g (the larger hibachi), 602 g (the smaller hibachi)Condition: Traces of wear and age, losses to the lacquer and inlays, nicks, and small holes. The copper liners with malachite encrustations.Provenance: Family collection of either Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) or his son-in-law Louis (Loek) Borensztajn (1935-2021), Netherlands. Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) was an architect, art collector, dealer, and founder of the first Museum of Japanese Art in the Middle East. He became one of the world's leading collectors of Japanese art, starting at the age of 18, and continued to collect and work as an art dealer in Berlin in the 1920s. In the 1930s Felix Tikotin fled from the Nazis and hid his collection in the Netherlands. After the war, he decided that his collection should be taken to Israel, where in 1959 and with the help of Abba Hushi, who was the mayor of Haifa, The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art was established. The Museum's collection comprises more than 8,000 items of art and crafts.