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

●Uragokama/Ura-go-kama (Ura-chisel kettle) is one type of shape of tea ceremony kettle. It is made by turning a chisel upside down, drilling a hole in the bottom to make the mouth of the kettle, and then attaching a separately made bottom to it to make it into a kettle.
It can also be written as ura-tsu, ura-ago, ura-ko, and ura-ko.
The chisel is referred to as a "bing chisel" in "Guangyun," as a "burning vessel" in "Jiyun," and as "Today, the 'roasted pan' is called a "bing chisel, but it is also called a 'roasted pan'" in "Zhengzitong." It is thought that this name comes from the fact that the back of the chisel is used as a kettle.
It is said that this idea was inspired by the magnificent bottoms of the chisels made by Tenmei.
The item in Rikyu's possession was created by Yojiro by breaking the back of a Tenmei chisel to make an opening, adding a bottom, and adding a ring.

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Size: Approx. diameter 26.2 x height including lid 20.4 cm
Approx. width including end: 33.4cm
Approx. height excluding lid: 17.6cm
Approx. diameter 10.9cm
Lid approx. 12.4cm

Material: Lid (copper [karakane] / replacement lid [iron])
Body: Iron End: Iron Maker: Masamitsu Kikuchi
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Trained under Takahashi Keisuke, a potter living in Yamagata. Artist who inherits the tradition of Oshu Yamagata casting Born January 19, 1937. Born in Yamagata Prefecture. First selected for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition in 1973, has been selected more than 10 times. Received the Japan Crafts Association Tokyo Branch Award at the 5th Traditional Crafts Musashino Store. Selected 12 times at the Traditional Crafts Japanese Metalwork Exhibition. Certified as a Japanese traditional craftsman in 1982. Full member of the Japan Crafts Association.
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Accessories: Kettle handle included Box: Wooden box Note: The lid knob may vary.