A SILVER KETTLE AND COVER
TAISHO PERIOD (DATED 1913), SIGNED KATSUTOSHI (KAWAKAMI KATSUTOSHI, ACT EARLY 20TH CENTURY), AND SEALED CHOJISAI (SUZUKI CHOJISAI)
The cylindrical body with spout incised to simulate the wood grain of plum tree with details of inlaid gold, applied with a handle in the form of bamboo with gold knots, the lid set with a piered gold finial cast as a pine cone, signed on base and on a gold tablet mounted on top of lid, and underside of lid
8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm.) high
With double original wood boxes titled Shochikubai chokoku ginsei mizusashi (Silver kettle carved with the Three Friends of Winter), signed Katsutoshi on top and dated May 1913
A SILVER KETTLE AND COVER
TAISHO PERIOD (DATED 1913), SIGNED KATSUTOSHI (KAWAKAMI KATSUTOSHI, ACT EARLY 20TH CENTURY), AND SEALED CHOJISAI (SUZUKI CHOJISAI)
The cylindrical body with spout incised to simulate the wood grain of plum tree with details of inlaid gold, applied with a handle in the form of bamboo with gold knots, the lid set with a piered gold finial cast as a pine cone, signed on base and on a gold tablet mounted on top of lid, and underside of lid
8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm.) high
With double original wood boxes titled Shochikubai chokoku ginsei mizusashi (Silver kettle carved with the Three Friends of Winter), signed Katsutoshi on top and dated May 1913
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