Kettle with "demon hailstone" motif
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Period
19th century -
Geography
Morioka, Iwate prefecture, Japan -
Material
Cast iron and brass -
Dimension
H x W x D: 19.3 × 31.5 × 24.7 cm (7 5/8 × 12 3/8 × 9 3/4 in) -
Accession Number
S2016.17a-b -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S2016.17a-b
Object Details
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Label
This cast iron kettle bristles with heat and energy. Hung over an open hearth, it would have been the centerpiece of the reception room in a village headman’s spacious home.The animal-face lugs on the kettle hint at the distant Chinese models for the form. The pebbled surface pattern is called arare (“hailstone”). In a much smaller scale, paired with animal-face lugs, it became the classic pattern on kettles used in the tea room from the sixteenth century onward. The assertively outsized version that covers this kettle is termed “devil hailstone” (oni arare). -
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection -
Origin
Morioka, Iwate prefecture, Japan -
Credit Line
Giff of Pamela W. Green -
Type
Vessel -
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