• Japanese ceramic pill forms, small rounded vessels with organic surfaces
  • Meiji period metal pill form side view showing dimpled surface on stand
  • Close-up of medicinal paste dimples on Japanese Meiji period metal pill form
  • Detail of handled form construction on Japanese metal pill pressing tool
  • Alternate angle of Meiji period Japanese metal pill form on metal stand
  • Side profile of Japanese metal pharmaceutical pill form, 7-inch height
  • Top view of Japanese Meiji period metal pill form showing dimple pattern
  • Pair of Japanese metal pill forms together showing scale and construction
  • Detail of metal surface patina on Meiji period Japanese pill pressing form
  • Close-up of individual dimple on Japanese metal medicinal paste pill form
  • Reverse side of Japanese Meiji period metal pill form
  • Full view of two Japanese Meiji period metal pill forms on contemporary stands
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Pill Forms

Pill Forms

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A pair of Japanese metal pill forms. Medicinal pastes would be pressed into the dimples of the handled forms. On contemporary metal stands.


Metal
7″ high
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
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Pill Forms