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A Japanese cast iron tetsubin or water kettle with an undulating rim. The sides are cast in relief with a …
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A Japanese cast iron tetsubin or water kettle with an undulating rim. The sides are cast in relief with a temple compound amid pines in a generic landscape, the reverse with sparrows in flight, all above a key-fret band. The kettle has a typical stubby "S" spout, wrought iron overhead swing handle, and is fitted with a bronze lid having "garlic clove" knop. Incised to the interior lid "Ryubundo dzu" (Made by Ryubundo*). Dates early Meiji,
Measures:
- 10.5" high including handle and 8.5" across including spout
- Body measures 6.5 diameter x 5" high.
*The bronze foundry of the Ryubundo family operated for almost two hundred years, up until the end of the 19th Century, and specialized in nothing but covers for tetsubin.
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- Dimensions
- 8.5ʺW × 6.5ʺD × 10.5ʺH
- Styles
- Japanese
- Period
- Mid 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Bronze
- Cast Iron
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brown
- Condition Notes
- Very good condition commensurate with age. Very good condition commensurate with age. less
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