Iron Wine Server (Choshi) And Stand (Gotoku)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 9 Mar 1859
name: label: Donor Name
content: Emperor Of Japan
notes: label: Notes
content: FROM CARD: "LOW CYLINDRICAL POT OF CAST IRON WITH RELIEF DESIGN OF LEAVES ON OUTSIDE. OPEN TROUGH SPOUT ON THE EDGE, AND A LARGE LOOP HANDLE, WITH SMALL INLAYED LEAF DESIGN IN "SILVER". COVER IS MISSING. STAND IS AN IRON RING ON HIGH LEGS (3). JAN. 1969 LOAN TO JAPAN SOCIETY N.Y.C."
label: Notes
content: See Chang-Su Houchins. 1995. Artifacts of Diplomacy: Smithsonian Collections from Commodore Matthew Perry's Japan Expedition (1853-1854). Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology, Number 37. P 109. Identified there as "Cast alloy of iron and silver, cylindrical kettle with a side spout and loop handle. ... The body has the shibuichi effect of grey patina. The body ornamentation is a nanten (nandin) design in relief of berries and leaves, whereas pine branches and cherry blossoms decorate the iron handle. The iron gotoku (kettle holder or kettle stand) has hook-like pronged feet shaped into an elongated tripod, which is intended to fit into a specially designed brazier. The cover is missing."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 31 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: Japan, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Japanese
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 199043
label: USNM Number
content: E284-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Wine Server / Stand
physicalDescription: label: Height - Server,
content: 8.8 cm
label: Depth - Server
content: 13.5 cm
label: Height - Stand
content: 8 cm
label: Depth - Stand
content: 13.5 cm