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Ryubundo Tea Ceremony Kettle
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Pre 1900 item# 403450 (stock# KA85)
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This Kyoto styled tea ceremony iron kettle is from the famous Ryubundo Ironworks that produced Kyoto's most sought after tea kettles for the tea ceremony in Edo Period (1614 - 1867). The symbols of pine and bamboo decorating the outside are part of the auspicious 'shochikubai' (bamboo, pine, and plum) motifs sybolizing luck and happiness. The lid tsumami is a plum. c.1900. (7½x8¾") (19cmx22cm).
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Signed Ikenobo Usubata Bronze Flower Vase
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Pre 1920 item# 403448 (stock# KA87 )
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Inscribed on the base section is the Japanese Character for 'Ogencho' which is the kanji for this type of bronze Usubata flower vase used only by the Ikenobo School of Flower Arranging. Also inscribed is the Ikenobo signiture and the artist's signiture as well. The top vase slips into the base but can also stand alone as a beautiful bronze flowere vase. c.1920. (9½"x10") (24cmx25cm).
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Famous Nambu Tetsubin Tea Ceremony Kettle
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Pre 1910 item# 402746 (stock# KA83)
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This is a good example of the fine craftsmanship from Nambuhan, one of the provinces of feudal Northern Japan that was famous in the Edo Period for their exquisite tea ceremony pots and utensils. This particular tea kettle is called "arare" which is the style of raised points. It dates from the Meiji Period (1867-1912) and has the rust of the ages inside. The craftsman first makes a clay mold and then painstakingly carves in the symmetrically placed points. Then the iron is poured into the mold. The degree to which the points are perfectly aligned signifies the level of the the craftsman. c.1867-1912. (7¼"x8½") (19cmx22cm).
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