Manhole Cover Cork Trivet-OSAKA/大阪
Manhole Cover Cork Trivet-OSAKA/大阪
ONE OF THE WORLD’S FIRST SEWAGE SYSTEMS WAS IN JAPAN. SOME DATE TO OVER TWO MILLENNIA. THE TAIKO SEWER LINE,A STONE CULVERT, WAS UPDATED IN 1853 AND IS STILL IN USE NEAR OSAKA CASTLE. THAT CASTLE IS FEATURED ON THIS PICTORIAL COVER ALONG WITH THE SUISHOBASHI, A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE WITH TALL, LIVELY PLANTERS. A BARGE ON THE DOJIMA RIVER SAILS UNDERNEATH AND SKYSCRAPERS IN THE UMEDA DISTRICT LOOM IN THE BACKGROUND WITH THE CLOUDS. THE CITY SYMBOL ADORNS THE TOP QUADRANT. THIS COVER IS ALSO FOUND IN THE JAPAN COASTER SET, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES TOKYO METRO, KYOTO AND NAGOYA.
The perfect gift for housewarmings, and anniversaries each illustration is initially hand-drawn for precision and then permanently etched into cork. The trivets are .375" thick and 7.25" in diameter with rounded edges. The engraving method has incredible detail and tactility. Fabricated from sustainable Portuguese cork. Designed and packaged in Philadelphia, PA USA.
Cork is a natural material, thus rare aberrations within the etching can occur.
As each one is made to order please allow three business days for delivery.
“We all have three cities: the one in which we grew up, the one where we live and the one in which we wished we live."-Alan Furst
