Lot Essay
The hook and wooden support bracket were suspended from a rafter over the hearth of a traditional farmhouse and used to support the perpetually simmering kettle and other kitchenwares.
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(EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
Details
Wood Kettle Hook and Support (jizai-kagi)
(early 20th century)
Carved of a single block of wood with extensive grain and polished to a high lustre and fitted with a suspension bracket
Hook 19½in. (49.4cm.); bracket 10½in. (26.7cm.)
(early 20th century)
Carved of a single block of wood with extensive grain and polished to a high lustre and fitted with a suspension bracket
Hook 19½in. (49.4cm.); bracket 10½in. (26.7cm.)