A Gold Chagama [Tea Kettle]
A Gold Chagama [Tea Kettle]

SHOWA PERIOD (20TH CENTURY)

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A Gold Chagama [Tea Kettle]
Showa period (20th century)
Of typical form, cast with arare [hailstones] and with lug handles in the form of karashishi heads, the knob on the lid in the form of plum flower
16.5cm. high
1736g

Lot Essay

Accompanied by a letter from The Goldsmiths' Company Assay Office stating that the above lot was analysed by X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy and that the values of gold of the body, the lid wire, lid plate, wire rim and handle of the pot range from 991.7ppt to 999.6ppt.

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