[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools, ro kettle (ro kettle)] Shioya kettle, made by Masamitsu Kikuchi, with kettle handle

●What is a Shioya kettle? It is one of the shapes of authentic tea ceremony kettles, an Otogozen-style kettle with a ring modeled after Shioya.
It refers to a simple salt-grilling hut built on the seashore that has a salt kiln where seawater is boiled to make salt.
It is a Senso-style pottery with a background pattern of Seigaiha and shells, and the Shioya-style hook is hollow and connects to the kettle. When water boils, steam comes out from a small hole in the eaves, likening it to the smoke from the salt maker where seawater is boiled to make salt.
This is designed so that steam does not come out.

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Size: Approx. diameter 27.4 x height excluding lid 16.5 cm
Approx. height including lid: 19.6cm
Approx. diameter 12.1cm
Material: Lid (Kara bronze [Karakin])
Body (steel)
Author: Masamitsu Kikuchi
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Kettle maker
He studied under Takahashi Keisuke and is a kettle maker living in Yamagata.
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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Box: Wooden box
Accessories: Kettle hook included
●Note: The knob on the kettle lid may change due to manufacturing reasons.