Vintage Japanese Mini Red Iron Tea Kettle Tetsubin Enamel Lined Interior Signed 4.5" Shinhanga A lively and expressive example

A lively and expressive example of the classic luck-bringing figure

The raised right paw is a traditional gesture inviting good luck

" Kiyochika produced two Hyakusen Hyakushō series — one for the Sino-Japanese War (1894–95) and another for the Russo-Japanese War (1904–05)

finished in a soft

Vintage Japanese Mini Red Iron Tea Kettle Tetsubin Enamel Lined Interior Signed 4.5" Shinhanga A lively and expressive exampleThis is an vintage Japanese tetsubin (iron tea pot). It is made of cast iron and is very small, only 4. 75" in diameter to steep tea. The body features a cylindrical shape with a pleasing rough brick style patter all around. the lid features a pine cone finial surrounded by cherry blossom flowers ringing the lid. The color is a unique brownish red with rust colored accents which lead to a calming, subdued appearance. It is signed. It is made of iron