• Japanese keyaki zelkova hearth hook jizai from tree crotch, well-patinated
  • Edo period keyaki jizai hearth hook side view showing rope wear grooves
  • Detail of irori hearth fire patina on Japanese keyaki zelkova jizai hook
  • Close-up of carved keyaki tree crotch form on Japanese folk art jizai
  • Projecting tenons for ceiling rope attachment on Edo jizai keyaki hook
  • Alternate angle of Edo period Japanese keyaki zelkova crotch jizai hook
  • Three-quarter view of Japanese mingei folk art hearth hook, well-patinated
  • Full view of Edo period Japanese keyaki tree crotch jizai hearth hook
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Mingei Jizai

Mingei Jizai

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A Japanese mingei folk art hearth hook (jizai). The jizai is made from the crotch of a small keyaki (zelkova) tree and has been well-patinated from exposure to the irori hearth. It has projecting tenons for hanging from the ceiling with a rope. The crotch has worn grooves from a kettle rope repeatedly rubbing against it.

c. Edo period (1600–1868), Japan
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Mingei Jizai