Heavy complete cast iron tea kettle and cast iron tripod stove. The kettle has a bronze lid with a nice patina and with chrysanthemum shaped decoration under the knob and is resting on the furo 風炉 (portable stove to boil water for tea), a brazier standing on three feet. The teapot has been tested to see if it leaks, but there is no leakage. The frontal opening of the stove is in the shape of a melon "mokko" and the rear of a buddhist flame. Cha gama (茶釜, "tea kettle") is a Japanese term meaning metal pot or kettle used in Japanese tea ceremony. Period: Japan - Mid-Shôwa period (Mid-20th century). Total height 35 cm. Size stove H. : 21,4 cm Diameter 30,4 cm Size kettle H. : 18 cm Diameter 22 cm Weight: 8,6 kg #CollectorsFair