KensuiWater container with an inscribed poem and a frog insideOtagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875)Ceramic, diameter 12 cm. Shaped as an ancient shape derived from Yayoi Period pots (300 BCE~300 CE), the inglazed clay has been rather high fired, giving it the appearance of fine Bizen clay.Kensui are wastewater containers used in the tea room during the preparation of matcha. The water is colored by the matcha it has washed away, so, in use, the frog seems to be standing just beside the shallows of a green forest pond.The inscribed summer poem refers to the frog itself: ...
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Shinto wakizashiAwataguchi Omi no Kami Tadatsuna Settsu (Osaka), Early Edo Period (1615-1867)Mei: 粟田口近江守忠綱 - Awataguchi Omi no Kami Tadatsuna MeasuresNagasa [length]: 51.7 cmSori [curvature]: 13 mmMotohaba [width at bottom]: 34 mmSakihaba [width at top]: 25 mmMotokasane [thickness at bottom]: 8 mmSakikasane [thickness at top]: 6 mm Sugata [configuration]Shinogi zukuri, tori zori, iori mune, chu kissaki Kitae [forging pattern]ko-mokume mixed a nashiji Hamon [tempering pattern]chōji midare in nioi deki; yakihaba Hataraki [...
Nanbokucho Period (1336-1392), 14th centuryWood sculpture with colored pigments and gold decoration; crystal inlays and metal fittings.Heigh: 50 cmThe figure is carved in a standing position, wearing long draped robes and adorned with a necklace and bracelets of applied metal. The round face shows pendulous earlobes and open mouth, with inlaid crystal eyes and a jewel to the forehead. This antique standing figure combines both tension and elegance in a soft, feminine figure. The fluid, deeply undercut modeling of the drapery follows the sculptural style developed in Nara in the...
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