A cloisonné-enamel tea kettle and cover


Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid/late 19th centuryThe body and spout worked in gilt wires with stalks of kiku (chrysanthemums), tsubaki (camellia), kikyo (Chinese bellflowers) and botan (peonies), the spout decorated with cherry blossoms, the cover similarly decorated with floral sprays; with a wood storage box inscribed on the lid Shippo tobin (Cloisonné kettle), inside the lid with an inscription indicating that this item was gifted to Mr Sekiya Magozaemon in recognition of his effective Land Tax Reform, dated Meiji 12 (1879). 10.8cm (4¼in) high excluding handle. (3).