Portable fire brazier

Museum number:
9-9551a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21099551a@2dc
Accession number:
Acc.2405
Description:
hibachi (portable fire brazier), water kettle and lid; a) brazier: cast iron tripod, single eliptical hole on 2 sides; circular opening on top; b) water kettle: cast iron: 2 loops w/rings on sides: raised circular rim near base; c)lid: steel; circular w/ball-shaped knob.
Donor:
University Art Museum (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan att.
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
before 1968
Materials:
Iron (metal) and Steel (alloy)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Portable
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1968
Context of use:
to prepare water for tea ceremony
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
a— diameter 18 centimeters, c— diameter 10 centimeters, a— height 22.5 centimeters, and b— height 13.8 centimeters
Comment:
Entered by Rachel Marks 6/2/06
Loans:
S1993-1994 #6: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (September 13, 1993–February 4, 1994)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Portable fire brazier, accession number 9-9551a-c, described as hibachi (portable fire brazier), water kettle and lid; a) brazier: cast iron tripod, single eliptical hole on 2 sides; circular opening on top; b) water kettle: cast iron: 2 loops w/rings on sides: raised circular rim near base; c)lid: steel; circular w/ball-shaped knob.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Portable fire brazier, accession number 9-9551a-c, described as hibachi (portable fire brazier), water kettle and lid; a) brazier: cast iron tripod, single eliptical hole on 2 sides; circular opening on top; b) water kettle: cast iron: 2 loops w/rings on sides: raised circular rim near base; c)lid: steel; circular w/ball-shaped knob.

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