Hata Shunsai Round Iron Tea Kettle Marugata Chagama with Tomobako

An iron tea kettle by Hata Shunsai — a japanese chagama in the classic marugata kettle form. This cast iron kettle carries the quiet weight of takaoka casting tradition. A tea ceremony art vessel shaped in the round tea kettle silhouette that has defined chado ironwork for centuries. The iron hada texture across its surface speaks of tetsubin chagama craft — each grain a record of fire and intention. A sadou tea vessel and japanese ironwork of deep cultural presence.

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🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]
• Artist: Hata Shunsai (畠春斎)
• Form: Marugata (round form)
• Dimensions: H 21 cm × W 22 cm
• Weight: Approx. 2,732 g
• Material: Cast iron body, bronze/copper lid
• Includes: Tomo-nuno (protective cloth), Tomobako (artist-signed wooden box)
• SKU: 260227_a_2108

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🔹 [ CULTURAL CONTEXT ]
The Hata Shunsai lineage represents one of the distinguished kettle-casting families of Takaoka, now continuing into its third or fourth generation. The name carries weight in chanoyu circles — each generation inheriting both technique and the cultural responsibility of shaping iron into vessels worthy of the tea room.

Marugata — the round form — is among the most fundamental chagama silhouettes. Its simplicity is not absence but fullness. The swelling belly holds water and holds silence equally.

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🔹 [ DEEP APPRECIATION ]
Takaoka in Toyama Prefecture has been a center of metal casting since the early Edo period, when the local lord invited seven foundry masters to establish the craft. The city's iron and copper casting traditions have continued unbroken for over 400 years.

The hada — the iron grain visible on the kettle's surface — is not decoration. It is the natural record of the casting process, where molten iron meets the sand mold and crystallizes into patterns as unique as wood grain. Each kettle's hada is unrepeatable.

At 2.7 kilograms, this chagama carries the physical weight that announces seriousness of purpose. When placed over charcoal, the iron conducts heat slowly and evenly, bringing water to the matsukaze — the "sound of wind through pines" — that signals readiness.

The tomobako (artist-signed box) and tomo-nuno (protective cloth) confirm provenance and care. In the world of Japanese tea arts, these accompaniments are not accessories but proof of lineage.

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🔹 [ 日本語説明 ]
畠春斎作の丸形釜。高岡鋳物の伝統を受け継ぐ釜師の手による、端正な丸形の茶釜です。

鉄の肌合いには鋳造の記憶が宿り、一つとして同じ表情はありません。高さ約21cm、幅約22cm、重さ約2,732g。堂々とした重量感は、茶室における存在感そのものです。

高岡は江戸初期より400年以上続く鋳物の産地。畠春斎の名は三代、四代と受け継がれ、各代が鉄と火の対話を通じて独自の境地を拓いてきました。

共布・共箱付き。作家の署名入り桐箱は、来歴と品格の証です。

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🔹 [ SHIPPING & PACKAGING ]
• Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days
• Carrier: Japan Post EMS / UPS (with tracking)
• Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials