[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools Furo kettle (kettle for furo)] Odare kettle, feather drop, bamboo pattern, made by Masamitsu Kikuchi, with kettle handle

●Odare gama: A type of tea kettle with an irregular wavy shape at the bottom, with notches and drooping edges.
Obare kettles are made from old kettles such as those from Old Ashiya and Old Tenmei, where the bottom part of the kettles had corroded and been damaged, and that part was chipped off and replaced with a new, slightly smaller bottom. The chipped part was left uneven, and the Obare shape was later formed from the beginning.

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Size: Approx. diameter 23 x height 15.5 cm
Furnace mouth approx. 10.3cm
Material: Lid (Kara bronze [Karakin])
Body (steel)
Author: Masamitsu Kikuchi
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A kettle maker living in Yamagata
Studied under Takahashi Keisuke
An artist who inherits the tradition of Oshu Yamagata casting
Born January 19, 1937 in Yamagata Prefecture
Since his first selection at the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition in 1973, he has been selected more than 10 times.
Received the Japan Crafts World Tokyo Branch Award at the 5th Traditional Crafts Musashino Store
He has been selected 12 times for the Japanese Traditional Crafts Metalwork Exhibition.
In 1982, he was certified as a Japanese traditional craftsman.
Full member, Japan Crafts Association
Received the Yamagata City Skill Achievement Award in 1991
1998 Yamagata Prefecture Outstanding Skilled Worker Award
2002 Traditional Crafts Merit Award
Selected for the Japan Metalwork New Works Exhibition 15 times
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Accessories: Kettle hook included
Box: Wooden box