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Description: | Iron kettle, tetsubin 鉄瓶, with semicircular handle above and bronze lid. Upper part of body curves outwards from top like an inverted bowl then there is a horizontal inverted 'ledge' with the lower part bowl-shaped. Body has rough texture, with on one side four characters, reading: 'bamboo, wind, fire and ??'. On the other side is decorative motif of bamboo leaves and stems. Lid is flat and shiny in texture, with an inscription inside with four characters reading 'dragon, design, ?? made.' The third character is the maker's name but this has not yet been deciphered. The central knob of the lid is in the shape of a fruit, probably a persimmon and stem. Probably Meiji period.
caption: Left side of whole of Horniman Museum object no 59
caption: Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 59
caption: Right side of whole of Horniman Museum object no 59
caption: Rear view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 59
caption: undefined | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | kettles tea kettles lids (food service) iron copper alloy Food and Feasting | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-67094 | Go to resource |
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