Japanese Meiji Cast Iron / Brass Kettle + Brazier
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**Originally Listed At $550**
East Asia, Japan, Meiji period, ca. 1868 to 1912 CE. A beautiful cast iron kettle with a brass handle and a lid with an iron tripodal brazier. The kettle presents in an octagonal shaped with an oblate spout, and the exterior has lovely relief designs of landscapes and architecture. This type of kettle is known as a tetsubin, and the thin brazier legs would support the kettle over a charcoal fire. Size (brazier): 7.125" W x 6.5" H (18.1 cm x 16.5 cm); (kettle): 6.5" W x 7.25" H (16.5 cm x 18.4 cm)
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Micklautz collection, Hawaii, USA, collected from 1940 to 1998
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#161444
East Asia, Japan, Meiji period, ca. 1868 to 1912 CE. A beautiful cast iron kettle with a brass handle and a lid with an iron tripodal brazier. The kettle presents in an octagonal shaped with an oblate spout, and the exterior has lovely relief designs of landscapes and architecture. This type of kettle is known as a tetsubin, and the thin brazier legs would support the kettle over a charcoal fire. Size (brazier): 7.125" W x 6.5" H (18.1 cm x 16.5 cm); (kettle): 6.5" W x 7.25" H (16.5 cm x 18.4 cm)
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Micklautz collection, Hawaii, USA, collected from 1940 to 1998
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#161444
Condition
Slight bending and indentations to brazier stand, lid, and handle of kettle. Scuffs and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Heavy patina on brazier and kettle with clear signs of use.
Buyer's Premium
- 24.5%
Japanese Meiji Cast Iron / Brass Kettle + Brazier
Estimate $750 - $1,125
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