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

'A traditional patchwork style

we have the middle compartment (Hikidashi) used to store varying denominations of currency

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

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

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