Kettle Hook and [Zelkova Jizai] Hook Japanese, kettle hook with bamboo post, iron hardware and carved hardwood carp crossbar, used for suspending cooking pots and kettles over charcoal fire, 46 x 16 in., [nicks to carp, good condition;] very large elm-grained wooden hook in red lacquer finish, used for suspending [jizaikagi] from ceiling, [drying cracks down back], (two pieces). Condition: . Provenance: Collection of Commander USNR (Ret.) Wayne S. and Mrs. Lydia B. Shiver, Asheboro, North Carolina