Height 7.1 cm, mouth diameter 3.4 cm, body diameter 6.4 cm, bottom diameter 4.6 cm
This tea caddy has a tapered shoulder and a protruding base. This type of tea caddy is thought to be the so-called Bizen shoulder-jointed tea caddy found in tea ceremony records dating from the Keicho era (1596-1591). It is a Momoyama-style tea caddy in common with Seto tea caddies. It is probably completely different in style from the karamono-style hagashu of the “kataigumo” style. The body is carved with a spatula, the clay is white and softly browned, and the hidasuki is vivid and bold. The inner box is inscribed “Bizen Hidasunoki Fukushin” with the calligraphy of Lord Fumai, and the cover paper is probably by Hirase Roka. The cover is probably by Hirase Roka. It was probably handed down from the Unshu family to the Hirase family. This is the best Hidasuki tea caddy of this type as well as “Shigisan,” and the softness of the clay surface is superior to that of “Shigisan.
