Japanese Cast Iron Revisited
Saturday, December 20, 2025 – Sunday, May 31, 2026
Visitors to the Yamato-kan have the opportunity to see and learn about Japanese cast iron objects from the Morikami Museum Collection. The use of iron to create farm tools and other daily implements dates to the Yayoi period (900 BCE to 248 CE) of Japan’s history. Later periods saw the rise in creating iron weapons and armor as well as items used in Buddhist temples.
By the Edo period (1603-1868), iron workers and foundries found an ideal market in iron pots (釜 kama) and cast iron tea kettles (鉄瓶 tetsubin) as the demand for their use in tea ceremonies grew.
Japanese Cast Iron Revisited showcases select pieces from the Morikami Collection, with a focus on tea kettles. On display now in the Yamato-kan.
