Large Hook for a Kettle (Jizaigake)
1875–1925
- Medium
- Wood
- Dimensions
- 49.6 × 50.5 × 33.5 cm (19 1/2 × 19 7/8 × 13 1/4 in.)
- Genre
- Hook
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
wood (plant material)decorative artsJapanese (culture or style)
About
This hook, known as a jizaigake, would have been used in a wealthy farmhouse to hold a kettle on a chain above a hearth. Its slanted top is in the shape of the hat of one of the gods of good fortune, Daikoku. It is most likely made of keyaki (zelkova) wood, which exhibits a distinctive flamelike grain.