National Treasure
Attachments
Clothing, Amida cotton, Hikiya, black lacquer
Outer box, with calligraphy by Matsudaira Fumai, by the same calligrapher, in paulownia wood
Conveyance
Purchased by Fumai Matsudaira from Kawamune in An’ei era
Published in
Noa Sodenshu, Kimidai Kanjyo Choki, Chakki Meri Kikisho, Gokusho Meri Sho, Kokin Meibutsu Ruju, Fushimiya Kakusho, Osaki-sama Gozutsu Dai Gotebashi, Matsudaira Fumai Den, Unshu Kuracho, Taisho Meibutsu Kikan
Dimensions
Height: 6.3 cm, Bore: 11.74 cm, Bottom diameter: 3.5 cm, Weight: 235 g
This is one of several tea bowls that Lord Fumaira Matsudaira passed down to his son, Fumaira Matsudaira, along with Kizaemon Ido and Hosokawa Ido, to be treasured for a long time because they are the most famous tea bowls under heaven. It is one of several Tortoiseshell cups that were given to the lord Fumai to cherish for a long time because they were famous under heaven.
The shape is a deep bowl with a wide base, which may or may not be high. The outer surface is glazed with what is known as tortoiseshell glaze, which is blackish brown with yellowish mottling. The interior is decorated with a black design on a mottled uvoid ground. The design consists of 14 dancelike flowers in two tiers, neatly scattered in a row. The border is formed by an arabesque band slightly backward from the edge of the lower edge. The obi. The mottling of the “U” (a rabbit) on the design has a beautiful bluish tint, perhaps due to the heat of the fire. The mouth rim is covered with a brass band.
