Bidspirit auction | Set 3 Japanese Cast Iron

Set 3 Japanese Cast Iron Drunk Ashtrays - A trio of Japanese cast iron novelty ashtrays featuring hand-painted figures. Each ashtray depicts a man wearing a suit and hat leaning against a street lamppost, with one figure shown with a leg kicked outward. The lampposts feature lantern heads with yellow-painted panes. The bases are thick, molded cast iron with shallow basins for ash. One base bears the word JAPAN cast in raised uppercase letters along the outer rim. The construction is solid cast iron with a multi-color painted finish.