AMEMIYA SŌSHICHI 雨宮宗七, FOR THE KINJUDŌ 金壽堂 COMPANYA tetsubin (iron teapot for sencha) Japan, Meiji (1868–1912) or Taisho era (1912–1926), late 19th–early 20th century|Cast in iron, the low cylindrical pot finished with an irregular flange around the lower body and decorated on the sides with the characters cha 茶 (tea) and meshi 飯 (rice), the bronze cover cast as a mirror decorated with the 12 zodiac animals in low relief and applied with a thick ring handle, signed on the reverse Kinjudō zō 金壽堂造 (Made by Kinjudō)With a wooden tomobako storage box, the exterior of the lid inscribed Hirachameshigama-gata tetsubin seidō kokyō-shiki futa 平茶飯釜形銕瓶　青銅古鑑紋式蓋 (A tetsubin in the form of a squat rice-tea kettle, with a bronze lid in the form of an antique mirror), the reverse of the lid signed Kinjudō Sō 金壽堂宗 with a kaō (cursive monogram) and a seal Amemiya tsukuru 雨宮造 (Made by Amemiya) 6 1/2in (16.5cm) high; 6 1/2in (16.5cm) wide