Famous item
Accessories
Inner box, paulownia wood with gold lettering by Kanamori Sōwa
Provenance
Miyoshi Nagayoshi – Toyotomi Hideyoshi – Kanamori Sōwa – Mitsui main family – Transferred to the Sakai family along with the Kitano Katatsuki (1855) – Mitsui family (1923)
List
Kitano Katatsuki, with accompanying document, listed in the Taisho Meiki Kan (Taisho Masterpiece Guide)
Dimensions
Height: 8.0–8.5 cm, Mouth diameter: 14.8–15.5 cm, Foot diameter: 5.8 cm, Height: 1.0 cm, Weight: 315 g
This piece bears the name of Miyoshi Nagayoshi, who owned it, and is considered a representative example of the Kamigata powder-coated style, along with those of Matsudaira and Shuhaku.Miyoshi’s work is also thin, but the form is large and imposing. Matsudaira’s bowl is more bowl-shaped, but the rim is slightly curved outward.
The body also has a bamboo leaf-shaped fire mark, and the glaze flows horizontally through it, creating an even more interesting accidental pattern. It can truly be said to be the twin masterpiece of Matsudaira and powder-coated ware.
