A Japanese iron Tetsubin teapot, with original cover, an impressed studio mark, Morioka, Edo period, 19th century the body with a frayed skirt above the foot and a shaped arched swing handle, a design of horses running wild below mount Fuji. Note: original receipt when purchased at Sotheby's Melbourne in 2014. Provenance: The collection of a former Australian Ambassador, height 21 cm, length 16 cm