Large kettle for hearth use (shinnari ro kama)

Object Details

• Artist

  Okuni Tobei VI

• Description

  Shinnari (orthodox style) cast iron kettle (kama) with demon-mask lugs, downward curving flange, and stylized gnarled-pine motif under rust-red patina; flat bronze lid with silver openwork knob; pair of iron kettle lifting rings segmented to mimic the appearance of bamboo decorated with three bamboo motifs in gilt lacquer or inlaid metal.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  The Kinsey Chanoyu Collection, Gift of Gregory Kinsey

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  2000s

• Name

  Okuni, Tobei

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

  Heisei era (1989 - 2019), Art, The Kinsey Chanoyu Collection, Japanese Art, Tea ceremony, Ceramics, Metal-work

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)