Height 28.6 cm, left and right 28.5 cm, bottom diameter 12.7 x 14.1 cm
Kenninji Temple
This is a large piece of kojikaigaigaiga by Yegawa, which came to Kenninji temple in Kyoto. Yagawa was a pioneer in copying Chinese ceramics before Kigome, Niami, Souzou, and other master craftsmen of Kyoyaki at the end of the Edo period. Many pieces of colored glazed pottery in the style of Koji ware were produced in Kyo-yaki at the end of the Edo period, and he was a pioneer in this so-called copying of Koji ware.
While this piece is a copy of bronze vessels of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, it also has an interesting Japanese style, indicating that Yi River’s intention was in this area. It consists of a body and a lid, and the lid is perforated with holes for venting smoke. The lid is decorated with dragons and the body with dragons and phoenixes carved in lines, and the lines are bordered by colored glazes of purple, yellow, green, etc. in the kotsuji style. Although unmarked, it is a representative example of Yeokawa’s copy of kojiki, and may have been donated to Kenninji Temple, where Yeokawa lived as a young man.
