The Japanese 'flower pot' or Hibachi.
When you visit our store Black Market Antiques in Antwerp or our webshop you will see various Japanese “flower pots”.
Hibachi are indeed mostly used today as a cachepot because they match perfectly with a beautiful plant and fit into any interior.
But if you read on you will know that a hibachi is really anything but a flower pot.
Our copies are all authentic Japanese with a beautiful used, weathered look.
A beautiful set of hibachi goes hand in hand with the emerging wabi-sabi interior philosophy.
Our hibachi are therefore mainly sold to interior designers and interior decorators.
Fanatic bonsai enthusiasts are already hunting for these beautiful braziers.
However, a hibachi is much more than that.
The first copies date from the Heian period (794 to 1185).
The hibachi (Japanese: 火鉢, fire bowl) is a traditional Japanese heating element.
It is a kind of brazier: cylindrical, round or rectangular with an open top.
The inside is lined with a metal heat-resistant lining, often copper.
The pot was filled with non-combustible ash into which the glowing charcoal was placed.
The hibachi also includes certain accessories.
For example: hibashi(火箸, fire sticks), metal 'chopsticks' to organize the glowing coals.
Originally it was just a heating device. Sometimes tea was heated on it. From 1900 it was sometimes also used as a cooking appliance.
In our antique shop you will find different types of hibachi.
Beautifully hand-painted porcelain pieces, the traditional lacquer work with or without inlay, finely finished round wooden braziers and hibachi made from heavy tree stumps,...
In the photos you can see a selection of our offer and also an example of the metal sticks to handle the coal. In yet another photo you can see one of our favorites, made from a beautiful tree stump. Pay special attention to the excellent color palette of the metal inner lining.
These decorative braziers give your interior an authentic Eastern accent.
Whether or not used as a cachepot, a hibachi is a must if you are looking for the pure Japanese Wabi-Sabi (侘寂) inspiration.
