Great specialties. Korean teacups, famous hand wells. It is also known as a lion. The name “Kaga Ido” is probably derived from the fact that it was originally located in Kaga Province (Ishikawa Prefecture). The name “Ichimei Shishi” may have been derived from the phrase “Jitsu mo mo naki Shishi o no sei” in a Japanese song, which refers to the superb quality of the tea bowl. Together with Hosokawa Well and Kizaemon Well (Honda Well), it is known as one of the three wells in Japan. The overall appearance is wonderful, with reddish brown or white glaze intermingled with bluish ground glaze, dark rat-colored blotches appearing in places inside and outside like uneven clouds, and the interior tea tamari is twisted to form a tomoe shape. The inner tamari (tea pool) has a crisply twisted, tomoe shape and is very elaborate. The area around the base has a spatula with a single bamboo joint measuring 14 mm in height, and is lined with fine filigree.
There are five or six vertical gutters of various sizes, but they are rather small for an Oido bowl. Originally, it belonged to the Marquis Tanuma of Toki Mino no Mamoru, and was purchased by Matsudaira Fumai with 500 ryo of gold during the Kansei and Kyowa periods (1789-1804), and all three wells in Japan became the storehouse of Fumai. Fumai gave his son, Gekitan, a cautionary tale to cherish it for a long time. (Meimono Chawan Shu, Kokin Meimono Ruiju, Chukyo Meimono Roku, Kushinroku, Daienan Chakai-ki, Fumai-ko Meimono Chakai-ki, Kokin Chawanwa, Matsudaira Fumai Den, Taisho Meikikan,)
