Chukoh specialty. Kokko-yaki tea caddy, Takatori ware. The “Meimono Meri Mukensho” (A Record of the Master’s Ware) says, “This is an old Takatori tea caddy with a small swing, as if it were a pillow.
The mouth is rounded, with a narrow rim attached to the shoulder, and the entire body is shaped like a pillow. The mouth is rounded, with a narrow rim and a pillow-shaped body. It was owned by Kobori Enshu, passed through Itakura Isemori and Tanuma Shuden, and was purchased by Matsudaira Fumi during the Kansei era (1789-1801). It was purchased by Matsudaira Fumi during the Kansei era (1789-1801), and is said to have been valued at 300 ryo or even 100 ryo. It has been in the Matsudaira family in Unshu ever since. (Enshu Kuracho, Meibutsu Ki, Kokin Meibutsu Ruiju, Meibutsu Meri Honsho, Rinpou Kameryu, Meiken Roku, Taisho Meikikan, etc.)
