Hook, c. 1920

Unknown Japanese

Gift of Harriet and Edson Spencer 2005.58

Activity within traditional Japanese farm families typically centered around a central open hearth (irori). This massive wooden hook (jizaikake) would have been suspended from the beams of a house. Cooking kettles or an iron teapot would have been suspended over the fire by a rope attached to the hook. This style of jizaikake is popularly referred to as Daikoku, a popular kitchen god, because its cap-like top section suggests Daikoku's hat.

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Title: Hook
Dated: c. 1920
Artist: Unknown Japanese
Role: Artist
Gallery: Not on View
Department: Asian Art
Dimension: 21 x 19 3/4 x 13 in. (53.34 x 50.17 x 33.02 cm) (without base)3 1/2 x 19 x 12 7/8 in. (8.89 x 48.26 x 32.7 cm) (base)
Credit: Gift of Harriet and Edson Spencer
Accession Number: 2005.58
Medium: Wood
Country: Japan
Century: 20th century
Rights: Public Domain
Classification: Woodwork
Object Name: Hook (jizaikake)
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