Chinese
Accessories
Three-compartment lid box, paulownia wood with inscription by Enshu Kobori
Four covers, cover box, paulownia wood with inscription by Enshu Kobori
House, iron sword wood, gold powder lettering, inscription by Enshu Kobori
Box, paulownia, white wood, label, painted by Kobori Enshu
Outer box, paulownia, white wood, label, painted by Kobori Enshu
Fujishige-made, square tray, additional tray Inner box, paulownia, white wood, label, painted by Kakukaku-sai Genzo
Catalog, one
Provenance
Yakushi-in Temple—Tsuchiya Sagami-no-kami—Wakashu Sakai Family—Masuda Family
Record
Tōzan Imperial Collection Inner Register, Matsuyaya Notes, Tsuchiya Collection Register, Taisho Masterpieces Catalog.
Dimensions
Height: 6.4 cm, Mouth diameter: 4.0 cm, Body diameter: 7.45 cm, Base diameter: 3.5 cm, Weight: 74 g.
Owner
Atami Art Museum
The author had the opportunity to carefully examine this tea caddy at the Sakai family residence and during the auction. Although it is a Bunrin style, it is unusual in that it is wide around the mouth and flat and round in shape. The tray is also unusual.
The Chinese glaze is well fired, and the thick glaze on the body creates a pattern that resembles a landscape, giving it a decorative appearance.
There are four covers. They are beautiful covers by Utsubo Donshu, Aoki Kandou, Kensaki Ryumon Kinran, and Sasamatsu Donshu.
The black lacquered square tray is by Fujishige and is inscribed by Soudan in the original box.
