Vintage Japanese Fuchin Scroll Weights Marbled Stone Sphere Beads Bronze Tassel 4cm

Vintage Japanese Fuchin Scroll Weights Marbled Stone Sphere Beads Bronze Tassel

Japan, Showa period (1926–1989) Approx. 10 in. overall length (25 cm); beads approx. 4 cm

A fine matched pair of vintage Japanese scroll weights (fuchin, 風鎮) suspending smooth spherical beads in veined gray-and-white stone — likely marble or howlite — each exhibiting a quietly mottled surface consistent with the Japanese aesthetic of understated beauty. Each bead is secured with a dark knotted cord fitting and suspended on a dark brown braided silk hanging cord, terminating in a full, densely wound bronze-brown silk tassel with characteristic patina to the knotted cord caps. The pale veined stone paired with warm brown silk produces a restrained and harmonious combination well suited to classical scroll display.

Condition: Very good vintage condition. Minor age-related wear to cord and tassel consistent with use. Beads intact and smooth, no chips observed.

An elegantly understated pair of fuchin — the soft gray stone and warm bronze tassels particularly well suited to landscape or ink-wash scrolls.