Metalwork / Armor and Equipment

  • Important Cultural Property

Kettle with Pine and Plum Design

  • By Ōe Nobuhide, Ashiya ware, shinnari type
  • Japan Muromachi period, dated 1517
  • Iron
  • h: 20.3cm　md: 14.1cm　d: 26.8cm
  • [30187]

This tea ceremony kettle with the production date of 1517 and the name of the caster is considered the standard example of extant Ashiya kettles.