ANTIQUE c.1881 JAPANESE ARTISAN SIGNED TEOKE TETSUBIN Iron Tea Kettle Pot Teapot

Description: ANTIQUEJAPANESETEOKEWELL BUCKETARTISAN SIGNEDTETSUBINTEA KETTLE ~ EST. CIRCA 1870 - 1910 ~ ****** HIGHLY UNUSUAL AND RARE JAPANESE IRON TETSUBIN TEA KETTLE...CREATED IN THE FORM OF A MIZOUKE, TEOKE, OR WOODEN WELL WATER BUCKET ARTISAN SEAL - KANJI - SIGNATURE AT RIGHT OF SWAN NECK SPOUT (PHOTO # 6,7) LOW RELIEF TEXTURED SURFACE IN NATURAL WOOD GRAIN PATTERN...WITH BUCKET STRAPS/STAYS AT CENTRAL BODYHANDWROUGHT HIRUTU HANDLE AND UPRIGHTS...TERMINATING IN 'STIRRUP' CLASPSLID HAS A VERY NICE WOOD GRAIN RELIEF AND FITS PERFECTLYSOLID THROUGHOUT WITH A LITTLE RUST AND CALCIUM BUILD-UP ON THE INSIDE OF SPOUT...AND A WARM MELLOWED PATINA THAT ONLY COMES WITH TRUE AGE AND USE TRADITIONALLY, THE A HANDCRAFTED TEOKE WOODEN BUCKET AND DIPPER...WERE USED AT THE START OF EACH NEW YEAR...AS PART OF THE HOUSEHOLD'S RITUAL OF WELCOMING THE CHANGE IN THE CALENDAR.AT DAWN, THE BUCKET WOULD BE FILLED WITH PURE WATER FROM A NEARBY WELL, STREAM, OR RIVER, AND THE WATER WOULD BE PLACED ON THE SHINTO ALTAR INSIDE THE HOME FOR THE GODS TO IMBIBE.LATER, THE WATER WOULD BE USED IN MAKING TEA OR THE FAMILY MEAL...TO BEGIN THE NEW YEAR RITUALLY CLEANSED TODAY, IT'S NOT LIKELY YOU'D BE USING SUCH A UTENSIL FOR ITS ORIGINAL INTENDED PURPOSE,...BUT AS A UNIQUE JAPANESE ARTIFACT & ARTPIECE, IT'S SIMPLY SUBARASHII (FABULOUS) ORIGIN: NAMBU REGION, IWATE PREFECTURE est. MEIJI PERIOD c.1870 to 1910 APPROX. 7" DIA. x 7" IN HEIGHT... I SELL AND SHIP TO CONTINENTAL USA ONLY...SORRY, NO INTERNATIONAL SALES OR SHIPPINGECONOMY SHIPPING WITH TRACKING NUMBER IN SECURE PADDED SHIPPING CARTONSHIPPING 1-3 DAYS OF PAYMENT CONFIRMATION EXCLUDING SUNDAY AND HOLIDAYSPLEASE PAY WITHIN 3 DAYS OF SALE...THANK YOU!

Price: 229 USD

Location: Windermere, Florida

End Time: 2024-11-22T16:00:01.000Z

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