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ANTIQUE 19thC JAPANESE CAST IRON 'RYUBUNDOA' CARVED TETSUBIN KETTLE c.1890
Antique 19th Century Japanese cast iron Ryubundoa carved tetsubin kettle. The cylindrical iron body is decorated in low relief with a continuous design of bundled rice sheaves, among which two batta (grasshoppers) are depicted crawling. The lobed handle is inlaid in flat relief with silver grapes and vine.
The cover has a mottled red and brown patina and is surmounted by a pierced flower-form finial. The underside of the cover bears a chiselled signature reading Ryubundo tsukuru.
Reference Number: G11927
Antique 19th Century Japanese cast iron Ryubundoa carved tetsubin kettle. The cylindrical iron body is decorated in low relief with a continuous design of bundled rice sheaves, among which two batta (grasshoppers) are depicted crawling. The lobed handle is inlaid in flat relief with silver grapes and vine.
The cover has a mottled red and brown patina and is surmounted by a pierced flower-form finial. The underside of the cover bears a chiselled signature reading Ryubundo tsukuru.
Reference Number: G11927
CONDITION
In Good Condition - Wear in keeping with age. Please refer to photographs.
SIZE
Height: 21 cm // 8.27 inches
Width: 16.2 cm // 6.38 inches
Depth: 13.7 cm // 5.39 inches
Weight: 1,480 g