[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools for tea and rice] Tea rice kettle with 2 replacement lids, made by Masamitsu Kikuchi, with kettle handle

●What is a chameshi kettle? It is one type of kettle used for tea ceremonies, with a large, wide mouth, wings, and a round bottom, shaped like a rice cooking kettle.
It is used for tea ceremonies and consists of a large straight-line lid, a snake-eye lid with a hole in the center, and a small lid placed in the center.The large straight-line lid is used when cooking rice, and the snake-eye lid and small lid are used when making tea.
How to handle the kakidachi kan (ring): Place the kakidachi kan with the kakidachi part facing down, with the ring floating, and place it in front of you, with the ring floating, in the temae. The only time you should turn the kakidachi kan to the other side is while you are placing the tea towel in the temae.
The original poem is said to have been a gift from Sotan to his disciple Zeniya Sotoku, and is also known as the Sotoku Kettle. It is made from the words "uekitaritemeshi" (rice brought by hunger) and "kawakikitaritecha" (tea brought by dryness) from Seigan Sowei, Sotan and Sotoku's Zen teacher. Sotoku used this one kettle all his life to cook rice, boil water, and make tea, and for this reason he was known as One Kettle Sotoku, and also took the name Jizaian Iskasai.

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Size: Kettle (height 16.9 x diameter 24 cm)
(inner diameter 17.5cm)
Karako lid (approximately 18cm in diameter)
Kakitatetsugi lid (approximately 18cm in diameter)
Double lid (approximately outer diameter approximately 18cm)
(Approx. inner lid diameter approx. 11.2cm)
Material: Body (iron)
Lids (2 iron/1 copper)
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 ring
Lid (2 common lids, 1 Chinese copper)
Box: Wooden box