TWO JAPANESE CAST-IRON KETTLES AND COVERS

TWO JAPANESE CAST-IRON KETTLES AND COVERS, TETSUBIN

19TH/ 20TH CENTURY

One cast as a tied straw bale, one side with sprays of peonies and the other with calligraphy, the other kettle with a short cylindrical body decorated with a flowering branch of prunus and cursive script, both with a bronze lid topped with a reticulated finial, the first signed Ryubundo zo and the other Kiryudo zo, 20.5cm max. (4)

Provenance: the collection of an English gentleman, acquired from Spink.