Chuko Meibutsu. Tea caddy with a broken kiln, abbreviated as “Otowa”.
The origin of the name is that Kobori Enshu heard that a merchant in Kyoto had a fine tea caddy in his collection, and after several years Enshu acquired it in the village of Fushimi, and named it Otowayama to express his admiration during that time. The name “Otowayama” is probably based on a love poem in “Kokinshu” by Motokata Aihara, “Otowayama Otoni Kitu Aizaka no Seki no Konata ni Nenenowuru desu ka”, or, according to one theory, “Otowa ni Mika mashimono Otowa gawa wagashi ni mienare someken”. It is regarded as the finest tea caddy in the Hafu kiln. It was passed down from Enshu, Ando Tsushimamori, the Shinmachi Mitsui family (around Horeki era), Sumiya Sukesaburo, the Kusama family (Koka era), and the Muromachi Mitsui family (1886, 19th year of Meiji era). (Meibutsu Ki, Taisho Meikikan)
