A great masterpiece. Karamono Bunrin tea caddy. According to “Matsuya Nikki (Matsuya Diary)” by Nara Matsuya Genzaburo, this tea caddy belonged to Takenaka Saime and was named Tomaya at the request of Kobori Enshu. The name “Tomaya” was given in reference to Teika’s poem “Miwatari, hana mo mieno hoka o mieno kuribo no koromi keriake ura no tomaya no autumn evening twilight,” because the pot had no scenery. The tea caddy belonged to Kato Fuan, who later presented it to the Marquis of Kishu, who ordered her death for committing a crime. Later, it was presented to the Marquis of Kishu, then to the shogunate, and in 1869 (Meiji II), it became the property of Owari Dainagon Tokugawa Yoshikatsu. It is now in the possession of the Tokugawa Reimeikai. (Matsuya Nikki, Gankan Meimono Ki, Taisho Meikikan)
