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Iron kettle (tetsubin) with a hail pattern (arare),...

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Iron kettle (tetsubin) with a hail pattern (arare), its lid decorated with a handle in the shape of Uchide no Kozuchi, a magic mallet that brings happiness and wealth. By Nanpu Sanseki (from the province of Iwate), in its box. Meiji period. Iron water kettle (tetsubin) decorated with a fine hailstone (arare) pattern, its lid has the Uchidenokozuchi, the magic mallet of the God of Good Luck Daikoku, as knob; cast by Nanpu Sanseki (from Iwate Province) in original box. Meiji Period. H.: 20 cm; W.: 20 cm