Chinese Daimeibutsu
Accessories
Two lids, four covers
Hikiya, powder container Landscape lacquerware, inner pear wood
Outer box, copper, total box, Shunkei lacquerware, with lock
Deed of Transfer, Copy of Handwritten Document, From Goto Tokunari to Mizuno Hyuga-no-kami Katsunari
Provenance
Sen Rikyu—Manda-ya Soetsu—Kanamori Hōin—Izumo-no-kami Kazushige—Goto Tokunari—Mizuno Hyuga-no-kami Katsunari
Recorded
Meibutsu-ki, Kokon Meibutsu Ruiju, Zoku Chawa Shinmou, Higashiyama Gomono Naibetsucho, Komeibutsu-ki, Taisho Meiki Kan.
Dimensions
Height: 7.2 cm, diameter: 3.5 cm, body diameter: 7.4 cm, bottom diameter: 2.9 cm, weight: 65 g
This tea caddy is said to have been owned by Rikyu, hence the name “Rikyu Maru-tsubo.”
The shape and mouth are straight, standing upright, with a slightly flat round body and a harmonious appearance, extremely beautiful, with a single thin line running around the body.
The glaze is a deep Tang-style glaze covering the entire surface, with two ring-like lines appearing at the rim. Yellow glaze spreads downward from the neck, eventually forming a single line at the base, where it drips down to expose the clay. Alongside this, the red color of the glaze that has chipped off appears in an “I” shape, adding to the scenery. Both the shape and glaze are exceptionally well-fired.
There are four covers. The designs of Tomita-giri, Fujitane Donshu, Kandou, and Konji-kinran are interesting. The Hikiya is extremely well made with a powder-filled landscape design in high makie, and was probably made when it was owned by the Goto family. It is stored in a copper outer box with a spring-loaded lock.
