Title: Botan Zu Tetsubin
Description
This item is a Tetsubin (鉄瓶, iron kettle). It is a cast iron appliance for boiling water. It evolved from a tea kettle and has a spout and a string. There are shapes such as round, cylindrical, and flat round. One of the most famous types of ironware is the Nanbu Tekki (南部鉄器, Nenbu ironware). However, Japan has many production areas, and each region has its own characteristics and history.
Iron kettles could be broadly categorized into the rustic style of the Nanbu style and the highly decorative Kansai (関西) style of iron kettles. Nanbu Tetsubins (南部鉄瓶) are iron kettles made mainly in Morioka City (盛岡市) and other areas, using traditional and advanced cast iron and techniques. They are characterized by their rugged iron skin and unadorned style. The lid is made of iron, the knob is integrated, and the skin is often black, and it is mainly used for everyday use.
On the other hand, Kansai Tetsubins (関西鉄瓶) are made in the Kansai region (Kyoto, Osaka, and Shiga). Many of them are delicately constructed, and their main feature is that they could be used for everyday use and tea ceremonies. While Nanbu iron kettles are mainly made only of iron, Kyoto iron kettles have strings and lids made of copper, have a variety of knobs, and are often decorated with inlays and other decorations, reflecting the characteristics of Kyoto culture. Due to its beautiful shape, it is popular among collectors for viewing purposes.
About the design, one side is decorated with Botan (牡丹, peony) flowers, and the other side depicts a landscape. It describes the house and the plants growing around it. Peony represents happiness, wealth, nobleness, and gorgeousness. This flower pattern has been treated as a good-omen motif; people regarded it as a rich harvest sign. Peony is called the Botan in Japanese. When we write this flower’s name in Japanese, its second letter means mountain hermit medicine that would give us eternal youth. Based on the meaning of this letter, the peony pattern symbolizes eternal youth and longevity.
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