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Details
- Dimensions
- 5.5ʺW × 8ʺD × 5.5ʺH
- Styles
- Asian Antique
- Period
- Mid 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Iron
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Black
- Condition Notes
- The inside of this iron teapot is rusted. It is to be used as a decoration rather than to be … moreThe inside of this iron teapot is rusted. It is to be used as a decoration rather than to be used for boiling water. less
- Description
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Very attractive Japanese Tetsubin water kettle.
Size: 5.5" in diameter and 8" tall including the handle. Weight: 3.3 lb.
The … more Very attractive Japanese Tetsubin water kettle.
Size: 5.5" in diameter and 8" tall including the handle. Weight: 3.3 lb.
The origin of the tetsubin is still not completely clear. The Japanese Illustrated Encyclopedia of The Way of Tea (Genshoku Chado Daijiten), states that the tetsubin developed from a water kettle named tedorigama (手取釜) (sometimes also spelled tedorikama). The latter was already being used in in the sixteenth century.
Another hypothesis is that the popularity of the tetsubin grew with the spread of sencha, Japanese loose leaf green tea. During the Edo period, in the second half of the seventeenth century, Chinese merchants visiting Nagasaki brought loose leaf tea knowledge to Japan. At that time, Japanese intellectuals were strongly inspired by China, enjoying Chinese arts and crafts. less
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