[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools, ro-kama (ro-use kettle)] Araremaru kettle, made by Masamitsu Kikuchi, with kettle handle

●What is arare (grain)? It is a decorative technique for the surface of a tea kettle, in which small granular protrusions are made to stand out on the surface.
Arare is made by pushing each grain into the finished mold with a spatula with a rounded tip. These grains are called arare, and the act of pushing the grains is called hitting the arare.
It is also called "ararehada."
There are various types of hail, ranging from small grains to large grains, such as ko-arare (small hail), o-arare (large hail), and oni-arare (very large hail).
It may be applied to the entire kettle or to just a few parts such as the shoulders and waist. There are also some where patterns are placed inside the arare through windows carved into the arare, or where patterns are scattered on top of the arare pattern.
In the Ashiya kettle, the grains are small and have rounded, gentle tips, and many of them are covered in hailstones, while those with only partial hailstones are said to be from a later period.

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Size: Approx. diameter 24.5 x height 17.6 cm (excluding lid)
Approx. diameter: 12.3cm
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: With hook
Note: Due to manufacturing reasons, the knob on the kettle lid may change.