Vintage Japanese Mini Red Iron Tea Kettle Tetsubin Enamel Lined Interior Signed 4.5" Shinhanga The raised right paw is

The raised right paw is a traditional gesture inviting good luck

A lively and expressive example of the classic luck-bringing figure

On his back written in Red is the Hohonzon

" Kiyochika produced two Hyakusen Hyakushō series — one for the Sino-Japanese War (1894–95) and another for the Russo-Japanese War (1904–05)

A piece of this scale would have served as a shop or brewery display vessel

Vintage Japanese Mini Red Iron Tea Kettle Tetsubin Enamel Lined Interior Signed 4.5" Shinhanga The raised right paw isThis is an vintage Japanese tetsubin (iron tea pot). It is made of cast iron and is very small, only 4. 75" in diameter to steep tea. The body features a cylindrical shape with a pleasing rough brick style patter all around. the lid features a pine cone finial surrounded by cherry blossom flowers ringing the lid. The color is a unique brownish red with rust colored accents which lead to a calming, subdued appearance. It is signed. It is made of iron