A Japanese iron tetsubin (tea kettle) and cover, Meiji period, the body of coppered tapering form, cast in low relief with willow branches on a textured ground, beneath an overhead swing handle, cast signature and seal mark to one side, height 29.5cm, together with another iron tetsubin and cover, cast with bands of concentric beading and textured grounds, beneath an overhead swing handle, cast signature and seal mark below spout, height 21cm.