Chinese item, Daimeibutsu
Accessories
Three lids, Rikyu favorite, antique, antique weave favorite New work, Enshu favorite, new work
Three shifuku, shifuku box, white paulownia wood
Hikiya, cherry wood, gold lettering, Hikiya Shifuku, Arisugawa
Made by Doei, black lacquered square tray
Inner box, white paulownia wood, outer box, black lacquered, gold lettering
Attached note: From the Tokugawa family to Sakai Wakasa no Kami
Provenance
Sen no Rikyu – Matsudaira Kazusa no Kami – Tokugawa family – Shimazu family – Tokugawa family – Sakai Wakasa no Kami Tadayoshi
Published
Rinpo Kame Ryu, Meibutsu Ki, Tokyo University Historical Materials Shimazu Orthodox Genealogy, Tokyo University Historical Materials, Various Families’ Gifts and Acquisitions, Taishō Meiki Kan (Guide to Famous Art Objects of the Taisho Era)
Dimensions
Height: 7.0 cm, Mouth diameter: 2.8 cm, Body diameter: 5.4 cm, Base diameter: 3.5 cm, Foot height: 0.3 cm, Weight: 61 g
The author saw this item when it was sold by the Sakai family. It is named after Rikyu, who owned it. As the name suggests, the elongated neck resembles that of a crane.
The form features a slender, elongated neck with a single groove in the middle, a well-proportioned bulbous body, and a circular base.
A rich brown glaze is applied evenly, with two gentle glaze flows starting from the middle of the body. One flow extends to the edge of the base, while the other remains exposed in the middle, creating a pleasing composition.
The clay is reddish, revealing the lower part of the body, and the threads are neatly cut.
There are three covers: white with old Kinran, Donshu with a swastika pattern, and Kandou.
Rikyu favorite, antique
Koori favorite, new work
Enshu favorite, new work
