Model of a bath tub, with stove. Oval tub made of wood encircled by a single copper band above and a double copper band below. Four legs carved from the wood. Vertical panel towards one end, where there is a copper pipe leading from an aperture in the side, which is enclosed with a small metal hinged door. Characters on the base give maker's name 'TARU-YOSHI' workshop in Ikuta town in Kobe prefecture.
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