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Large Hook for a Kettle (Jizaigake)

A work made of wood.

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  • A work made of wood.

Date:

n.d.

Artist:

Artist unknown
Japanese, active late 19th/early 20th century

About this artwork

This hook, known as a jizaigake, would have been used in a wealthy farmhouse to hold a kettle on a chain above a hearth. Its slanted top is in the shape of the hat of one of the gods of good fortune, Daikoku. It is most likely made of keyaki (zelkova) wood, which exhibits a distinctive flamelike grain.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Title

Large Hook for a Kettle (Jizaigake)

Place

Japan (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1875–1925

Medium

Wood

Dimensions

49.6 × 50.5 × 33.5 cm (19 1/2 × 19 7/8 × 13 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Muriel Kallis Newman

Reference Number

2004.222

Extended information about this artwork

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