Japan. Meiji period. Cast iron, lid from copper alloy, handle with silver and gold inlay. Round shape with short spout. The rim of the kettle is rugged like rocks and depicts a mountain chain. On a revolving band in flat relief Daikoku (Okuninushi-no-kami) riding on a horse accompanied by two attendants in front of pine trees. Behind the pine trees the Fuji-san rises. On the other side a poem in cursive script (s?sho). Height 16cm, ? 21cm. Sign. on the kettle: Kotobuki and seal. On the inside of the lid: Ryobundo tsukuri. Condition A/B.