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Material: cast iron
Place of origin: Japan (Iwate Prefecture)
Size: W4.5 x D3 x H6.5 (cm)
Weight: 0.28kg
The motif is the Gassho Dogu*, a clay figurine excavated from the Kazabari Ruins in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture and designated as a national treasure. Utilizing the eluted iron content, you can put it in a kettle or pot to replenish iron content, and use it as a substitute for old nails to remove sand from shellfish, add color to pickled black beans and eggplants, etc. It stands stably upright, so you can enjoy it as a figurine or ornament. *It is characterized by a pose in which you put your hands together in front of your chest in a physical education sitting position. It is believed that it was made to pray for fertility and safe childbirth.
