Inheritance
Kodaimaru family
Dimensions
Height: 3.6 cm
6.5cm on both sides
Weight: 72.5g
Owner
Hatakeyama Memorial Museum of Fine Arts, Tokyo
Although this underglaze blue ginkgo incense container is not listed in a ranking list, the shape of ginkgo leaves has been appreciated as a type of Japanese order, and the shape of the incense container is also very harmonious.
The design of a spider’s web hanging from the indigo-painted scrolls is interesting.
It looks as if small insects are flying above the spider’s web, making this a truly elegant and richly decorated incense container.
This may be the only incense container with such a design. Because it is an extremely rare piece, it has been highly praised by tea masters to this day.
Once, a certain tea master in Osaka had it as his favorite and only item.
Kuresu also has a gingko incense container, which was probably ordered around the same time. It is also listed in the “Karemono Kogai Banzuke” (list of articles with incense).
Blue and white porcelain Peach
There are other large peaches and small peaches, and this is the next item for reference.
