Late Meiji Period Japanese Iron Choshi Sake Kettle With Glass Bead Decorative and it has a stunning

and it has a stunning dark red patina throughout

This bowl is quite unique as it holds an interesting

which we believe is an accounting record or a doctors record of this village

It would have been used to carry rice when working on the paddy fields

This particular piece of fabric has a lovely pink and blue chequered pattern

Late Meiji Period Japanese Iron Choshi Sake Kettle With Glass Bead Decorative and it has a stunningHere we have a beautiful Japanese Tetsubins (iron kettle) more specifically a Choshi sake kettle dating back to the late Meiji (1890) to the early Showa Era (1930). This kettle illustrates the traditional arare (hailstone) pattern which is characterised by a textured, dimple surface alongside the handcrafted metal handle and flat brass lid with a green glass bead. Traditional uncoated Tetsubins are intended for boiling water only as this process is