Modernist Cast Iron Tray with Enamel Painted Decoration, Presumed Japanese eglomise I've never seen a blue

I've never seen a blue and white one before

Some of his paintings show nail holes

another with a photo of a wonderfully serious looking older couple

” and as "an enthusiastic collector of railroad relics

A little wear to the binding but still holding together well

Modernist Cast Iron Tray with Enamel Painted Decoration, Presumed Japanese eglomise I've never seen a blueI found this one at my favorite shop in New Hampshire this week, owned by a family of artists and always a treasure trove of interesting things. My guess is that it is Japanese, thought there is no mark cast of iron with enamel painted decoration in black and yellow and red. Perhaps it was made to be an ashtray, with the yellow enameled triangle perhaps pointing to where one would lay a cigarette, and maybe the two yellow circles suggesting a lighter