A great masterpiece. A karamono Bunrin tea caddy. The name “Shiratama-bunrin” is probably derived from a drop of glaze that looks like a jade. It is also known as “Maruya-Burin” after Maruya Rinsai, who owned it in Kyoto. The handle is rather heavy, but the wavy shape, the pool of blue and white glaze, and the luster of the yellow candy glaze are rare among the Bunrin wares, and there is not a single detail that is not lacking. After being owned by Maruya Rinsai, it passed through the Higashi Honganji Temple, the Date Marquis of Sendai, the Tokugawa Shogunate (1703-, 16th year of the Genroku era), and Matsudaira Iga no Tadashu (1708-, 5th year of the Hoei era), and in 1913, it came into the possession of Nezu Kaichiro. It is currently in the collection of the Nezu Museum.
