Kettle

Description

Kettle of iron with lid of bronze, cylindrical with movable bow handle, ornamented on one side with Mount Fuji and landscape in low relief, and on the other with a poem: Japan, Kyoto, by Ryubundo, early 20th century

Museum reference

A.1934.181

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Kettle

Production information

Ryubundo, Maker
Kyoto-shi, Kyoto-fu, Japan, East Asia

Date

Early 20th century

Materials

Iron, Bronze

Physical description

Iron kettle with bronze lid

Associations

Depicted: Fuji-san, Honshu, Japan, East Asia

Exhibitions

• Exploring East Asia (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Window on the World (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 5 »
world cultures, exploring east asia