Description
c1890 Meiji Japanese Bronze mizutsugi (水次) water pot for Tea Ceremony. This is a<br>yakkan mizutsugi (薬鑵水次) -- a subtype of mizutsugi made of metal. The little flap<br>over the spout is characteristic; you don't see it on tetsubin. It is via such<br>unique little characteristics that its tea-ceremony use is signalled.<br><br>In tea ceremony you would not put a mizutsugi on the fire, even if it's made of<br>metal. (For one thing, it might be too conductive.) It is used exclusively for<br>carrying cold water into the tearoom.<br><br>isshelf
