A Japanese keyaki (zelkova) wood friction lock, yokogi, from an adjustable pot hook assembly jizaikage. The yokogi with a kikusui, or “chrysanthemum on water” design. The stylized design evoking chrysanthemum blossom floating down a stream. The yokogi worn from use and with a fine patina from smoke and cleaning. By adjusting the amount of rod, which passed through the hole in the side of the yokogi, one could adjust the height of the hook above the irori, or sunken hearth, fire. On contemporary metal stands. For other yokogi see; Mingei: Two Centuries of Japanese Folk Art, The Japanese Folk Craft Museum, 1995.
19th century
” high x " high on metal stand