Hafu Kiln, Hashidate Model Tea Bowl, Revival Meibutsu
Accessories
Four Cover Cloths
Hikiya, Ironwood Carving with Patina, Inscription by Kobori Enshu
Pine Wood Tray
Inner Box: White Paulownia Wood, Neatly Arranged, Inscription by Kobori Enshu
Outer Box: Black Lacquer, Overall Box: White Paulownia Wood, With Metal Fittings
Provenance
Matsudaira Bizen-no-kami Masanobu ― Kyoto, Mitsui Family ― Kōnoike Shinjūrō ― Inoue Seigai
Recorded
Kokin Meibutsu Ruishū, Meibutsu Mokuri Monjo, Fushimiya Nikki Meibutsu Chaki Zu
Dimensions
Height: 7.2 cm, Mouth Diameter: 3.5 cm, Body Diameter: 6.1 cm, Base Diameter: 4.3 cm, Weight: 132 g
This tea caddy, inscribed “Hashidate,” is one of the rarer forms among the Hagi kiln wares, featuring a distinctive shape with a bulge below the body—perhaps best described as a “shoulder-strike” style.
A blackish tea glaze covers the entire body. Within the finely textured glaze, yellow glaze cascades down from the rim toward the front. At its center, the glaze takes on a blackish hue, creating a scene reminiscent of a waterfall plunging vertically into a pool.
The edge of the glaze is sharply cut like a gable, revealing the origin of the kiln’s name.
Four chasen covers are attached: a chicken-head cut, a white-ground angular dragon, a pale yellow old Kinran, and one by Sumiyoshi Donshu.
This tea caddy, too, seems to be unique in its kind, with no known counterparts, suggesting it was not produced in large numbers.
Inscription: By Kobori Enshu
