Large Daikoku Style Jizai Gake Pot Hook

Jizai gake (adjustable hook) used to raise and lower pots over the hearth. This style, with its pointed top, alludes to Daikoku's hat, one of the seven lucky gods. Daikoku who was a farmers god and Ebisu a fisherman's god are both hearth gods and in the old days proper reverence for them meant your pot would never be empty Keyaki - Japanese elm wood Meiji Era (1868-1912) 12.5" x 23.5" x 21" (length, width, height) SKU: FA-4400