TWO JAPANESE KETTLES AND COVERS

TWO JAPANESE KETTLES AND COVERS, TETSUBIN

MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY OR LATER

One in iron, of typical form and decorated with chrysanthemum flowerheads and stylised characters, the handle inlaid with further blooms, the lid with a fruit-shaped knop and signed Ryubundo zo, the other in soft metal and imitating woven bamboo, the handle in rattan and the lid with a bird-shaped knop, 24cm max. (4)