Great specialties. A Korean tea bowl and an old monk’s well. It is inscribed by Oribe Furuta, and is old. There is a part of the kairagi that has fallen off, and it is inscribed as an old priest because of its old and desolate appearance. It is an old well tea bowl with a relatively large base and sturdy construction. The color variation of the glaze is hard to describe: loquat color with light rat color, reddish, and light bluish. The outside of the bowl has a slightly deep wheel-thrown pattern, and the chipped edge of the bowl is like a shark’s sheath. The bamboo joints are well formed, and the inner part of the bottom is especially fine. The eyes of the prospect are five, and it is so sturdy and dignified that it looks as if it is in contact with an old monk of the Way of Enlightenment. This is considered to be the best well tea bowl since ancient times, and the tradition is as follows. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Furuta Oribe, Isoda Sukezaemon, Kaiho Mototaro, Mito Chunagon Saishu, and Fujita Heitaro. Currently in the collection of the Fujita Museum of Art. (Meibutsuki Appendix, Kokin Meibutsu Ruiju, Taisho Meikikan)
