Watering Can X

C1900. Probably Japanese but possibly French. Overall length including rose 810. Height 125. Diameter is 175. Approx capacity ¾ gallon.Hand made from copper sheet with rolled, lapped and soldered seams. There is a removeable fine gauze screen which filters any debris from the water while the can is being filled – thus preventing the very fine rose from being blocked.There are many dents indicating that this can has had a hard and useful life. There are a few things about a bonsai can that are different to the general concept of a watering can. The first thing noticeable is that there is no back handle – no, it’s not fallen off – they usually don’t have one. The can is carried and poured using the bracing tube to the spout. Next it has a long spout with a very fine detachable rose – because of this the can would tend to topple over when empty. To counteract this there is a small loop under the spout which acts as a steady.