Zeze-yaki Tea Bowl from Kageroen Kiln
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Directory: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Tea Articles: Pre 1970: Item # 1358187
Directory: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Tea Articles: Pre 1970: Item # 1358187
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Done in the Annan style which is a Japanese adaptation of porcelain-wares imported from a region of ancient Imperial China (now part of Vietnam) from the late Muromachi period (1392 - 1573). At the time this type of pottery was hugely popular among tea devotees and this enthusiasm continues into the modern day. The scene portrayed on the tea bowl is the classic image of the “shichikenjin” or the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove.
Although reports vary, it is generally thought that Zeze-yaki had its heyday in the late Momoyama to early Edo period under the influence and patronage of legendary artists/ men of tea, Honami Koetsu and Kobori Enshu. It was also counted among the seven best kilns selected by Enshu Kobori (1579-1647), a tea master and military commander of that era. In the mid-1600s the tradition died out for a time after the destruction of the kiln by fire. The kiln was later resurrected on two occasions towards the end of Edo and in Meiji, however, both attempts proved unsuccessful in the long-run. Finally, in early Taisho (1919) a third attempt was made by Zeze local Kenzo Iwasaki and famed painter Syunkyo Yamamoto to re-establish Zeze-ware with the construction of the Kageroen Kiln, which persists to this day.
In fine condition, this piece is 4.7 inches in diameter (12 cm) and stands 3 inches tall (7.5 cm). It comes with its original signed and sealed wood box (tomobako) and a fine quality silk pouch (shifuku).
Done in the Annan style which is a Japanese adaptation of porcelain-wares imported from a region of ancient Imperial China (now part of Vietnam) from the late Muromachi period (1392 - 1573). At the time this type of pottery was hugely popular among tea devotees and this enthusiasm continues into the modern day. The scene portrayed on the tea bowl is the classic image of the “shichikenjin” or the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove.
Although reports vary, it is generally thought that Zeze-yaki had its heyday in the late Momoyama to early Edo period under the influence and patronage of legendary artists/ men of tea, Honami Koetsu and Kobori Enshu. It was also counted among the seven best kilns selected by Enshu Kobori (1579-1647), a tea master and military commander of that era. In the mid-1600s the tradition died out for a time after the destruction of the kiln by fire. The kiln was later resurrected on two occasions towards the end of Edo and in Meiji, however, both attempts proved unsuccessful in the long-run. Finally, in early Taisho (1919) a third attempt was made by Zeze local Kenzo Iwasaki and famed painter Syunkyo Yamamoto to re-establish Zeze-ware with the construction of the Kageroen Kiln, which persists to this day.
In fine condition, this piece is 4.7 inches in diameter (12 cm) and stands 3 inches tall (7.5 cm). It comes with its original signed and sealed wood box (tomobako) and a fine quality silk pouch (shifuku).
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