ANTIQUE CAST IRON PLANTER,WHICH I BELIEVE TO BE JAPANESE.VERY TIME WORN RUSTIC ITEM,WEIGHING 2.307 KILOS. THERE IS A HOLE TO BASE FOR DRAINAGE.APPROX24.5CM HIGH AND 15CM DIAMETER.THERE ARE NO MAKERS MARKS. THER ARE DECORATIVE SWIRLS ON THE BORDER REPRESENTING WAVES OR CLOUDS,BELOW WHICH ARE MANY FINE HORIZONTAL LINES.I do not know real age of this,just going on another i saw that was from 1880 and decorated in same manner.
