{"product_id":"shinnari-cast-iron-tea-kettle-pine-landscape-relief-masamitsu-lotus-finial-bronze-lid-japan","title":"Shinnari Cast Iron Tea Kettle – Pine Landscape Relief – Masamitsu – Lotus Finial Bronze Lid – Japan","description":"Discover this captivating Shinnari Cast Iron Tea Kettle featuring a Pine Landscape Relief design. This Japanese Tea Ceremony Kama showcases masterful Iron Casting Artistry by foundry master Masamitsu, crowned with a Lotus Finial Bronze Lid — an exceptional piece for the Japanese Art Collector and Chado Practitioner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• **Artist**: Masamitsu (政光) — Foundry master (釜師), confirmed by cast signature on kettle body\u003cbr\u003e• **Form**: Shinnari-gata (真形) — \"true form\" tea kettle, the most classical of all kama shapes\u003cbr\u003e• **Surface**: Ukibori (浮彫) — raised relief depicting pine landscapes (matsu-fūkei 松風景) with rolling hills\u003cbr\u003e• **Lid**: Karakane (唐銅) — cast bronze lid with lotus-bud openwork finial (renge-tsumami 蓮華つまみ)\u003cbr\u003e• **Era**: Late 20th Century\u003cbr\u003e• **Origin**: Japan\u003cbr\u003e• **Dimensions**: Diameter approx. 19 cm, Height to rim approx. 18.5 cm\u003cbr\u003e• **Box**: Kiri-bako (paulownia wood box) with brush inscription \"真形 釜\" and \"釜師 政光\" with seal\u003cbr\u003e• **Accessories**: Iron ring handles (鐶)\u003cbr\u003e• **Condition**: Good — deep, rich iron patina with characteristic dark iron-black surface; pine relief clearly defined; some minor surface scratches consistent with age; bronze lid in good condition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL \u0026amp; ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe shinnari (真形, true form) is considered the archetype of all tea kettle shapes — the form from which all others derive. Its profile, with a broad shoulder tapering to a narrower base and a pronounced waist (hada 肌) where the upper and lower halves meet, embodies the ideal proportions established by master foundry artisans over centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMasamitsu (政光) has decorated the entire upper body with ukibori (浮彫, raised relief) depicting a continuous pine landscape — gnarled pines rising from rolling hills, their branches sweeping in wind-blown patterns. Pine landscapes on tea kettles carry deep symbolic resonance: the evergreen pine represents constancy and endurance, while the implied wind (as in matsukaze, \"wind in the pines\") invokes the very sound the kettle makes when water boils.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe bronze lid features a lotus-bud finial (renge-tsumami) with openwork petals — a Buddhist symbol of spiritual purity. The warm copper-gold tone of the bronze creates a striking material contrast against the deep iron-black body.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_Where the pine grows, the wind will always find its voice._\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe shinnari form holds a privileged position in the hierarchy of tea kettle shapes. In the formalized system of tea practice, it is associated with the most orthodox preparation methods and is appropriate for the widest range of occasions. To choose a shinnari is to choose the essence of the tradition — a form that requires no explanation, no justification, and no context other than the tea room itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMasamitsu's pine landscape relief reveals exceptional foundry technique. Unlike applied or engraved decoration, ukibori is cast directly into the iron — meaning the design must be carved in reverse into the sand mold before the molten iron is poured. Each pine, each hillcrest, each windswept branch must be planned and executed in negative space. The resulting relief emerges from the iron surface with an organic quality — the pines appear to grow from the metal itself, as if the landscape were a memory embedded in the iron.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cast signature \"政光\" (Masamitsu) is visible on the body of the kettle near one of the lug handles — a bold declaration of authorship that allows the work to be attributed with confidence. The box inscription further confirms the attribution, with the formal designation \"釜師\" (kama-shi, kettle master) indicating professional status within the craft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe iron ring handles (kan 鐶) are included and display the classic three-ring interlocking design — both functional for lifting the heavy kettle and elegant in their simplicity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ SHIPPING \u0026amp; PACKAGING ]\u003cbr\u003e• Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days\u003cbr\u003e• Carrier: Japan Post EMS \/ UPS (with tracking)\u003cbr\u003e• Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔗 Please review all photos carefully — they form part of the item description.","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61600327827826,"sku":"260123_a_1667","price":918.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m61541963390_1.jpg?v=1771287876","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/shinnari-cast-iron-tea-kettle-pine-landscape-relief-masamitsu-lotus-finial-bronze-lid-japan","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}