Describtion on box

[suketaka]

Dear members,

 

please help.

 

I get a pair iron charcoale sticks.

 

The tag on the box and the ink Kanji are a mystery for me - as usual...

 

Thank you

 

[SteveM]

第六八一囗

鉄透シ彫銀象嵌

茶用火箸一対

 

681^st ?

Iron openwork carving with silver inlay

One pair of chopsticks for tea　(presumably "tea ceremony")

 

I can't read the writing on the outside of the box. I'm also unable to figure out what the "681" reference is. The artists 681st work? 

Hopefully someone will chime in and clear it up.

 

Edit: Maybe the box lid says 火ばし (Hibashi - brazier chopsticks).

[Stephen]

Looks like a ghost to me🙈

[Nobody]

The first line is "第六八一号 (681st)".

The last character on the paper is an informal variant of 号 (go), which is a counter word in this case.

 

[k morita]

Hi,

 

火ばし(hi-ba-shi)　means  tongs.

 

[suketaka]

Thank you very much!!!

 

 

[suketaka]

and i think they are for Chado or Kodo ceremonie.....