Specialty
Attachment Tenmoku-dai, Fuyo-dai, red lacquered inside, black
Paste, by Enshu Kobori
Box, By Sokei Kobori, With calligraphy in paulownia wood
Box, By Kobori Enshu, calligraphy on paulownia wood
Attributed to Kobori Enshu – Inoue Seigai (Enshu often offered tea to Hidetada II and Iemitsu III with this tea set)
Listed in
Inoue Marquis’s Household Tool Book, Souki, Hekiundai Kai Ki, Taisho Meikikan
Dimensions
Height: 6.1 cm, mouth diameter: 12.6 cm, base diameter: 3.7 cm, height: 0.6 cm, weight: 270 g
While the previous “Aburitokitenmoku” was a rather bold piece, this piece is very elegant and neat in form. This bowl was originally owned by Kobori Enshu, and there is a record that he presented this bowl to the 2nd Shogun Hidetada and the 3rd Shogun Iemitsu. It is a beautiful tea bowl suitable for Enshu’s beautiful and elegant tea ceremony.
The base is a grayish-brown color unique to Kenkyo, and the bowl has been made in the tenmoku style with a clean and unobtrusive appearance. The height of the lid is originally well arranged, but in this tea bowl, it is especially remarkable. The glaze tone is almost the same as the previous work, but the oil drip shows a very severe flow. In particular, on the inner surface, streaks resembling the glow of a silvery-brown firework fall down all over the surface, showing a beauty that is truly breathtaking.
Although it should be classified as a “hare’s hair” cap, it has been valued as an oil droplet since ancient times.
