Mimpei-yaki Japanese Kotate Incense Burner
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Directory: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1920: Item # 1241355
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An exquisite and rare tiny O-ko-date incense burner for stick incense from the Minpei kilns enclosed in a wooden box attributed to Sato Sekizen by Shohei Hozan. It is 2 inches (5 cm) tall and in fine condition, stamped on the base Sekizen.
Mimpei-yaki, is a type of pottery established in the late Edo era (circa 1830) by Mimpei Kasyu, the village headman of Igano mura, a small town in the southernmost part of Awaji island west of Osaka. The son of a powerfull Soy trader his talent led Mimpei to leave the family business to become a potter at the age of 33. After inviting Ogata Shuhei to his kiln to introduce the techniques of Kyoyaki (Kyoto ware), he soon developed his own style which was influenced by contemporary potters of the day such as Eiraku Hozen and Shuhei’s older brother, Ninnami Dohachi. As well as classic Chinese pottery. Borrowed from Savory Japan: He created delicate porcelain ware decorated in exquisite and intricate three-dimensional designs that included animals, human forms, floral and geometric motifs. These were overglazed with polychrome enamels in classic Chinese colors (blue, celadon, bright green, yellow and gold) so that the design was highlighted and enhanced, pooling randomly in varying levels of intensity. Mimpei was quite successful and his pottery was popular and widely traded in its time.
An exquisite and rare tiny O-ko-date incense burner for stick incense from the Minpei kilns enclosed in a wooden box attributed to Sato Sekizen by Shohei Hozan. It is 2 inches (5 cm) tall and in fine condition, stamped on the base Sekizen.
Mimpei-yaki, is a type of pottery established in the late Edo era (circa 1830) by Mimpei Kasyu, the village headman of Igano mura, a small town in the southernmost part of Awaji island west of Osaka. The son of a powerfull Soy trader his talent led Mimpei to leave the family business to become a potter at the age of 33. After inviting Ogata Shuhei to his kiln to introduce the techniques of Kyoyaki (Kyoto ware), he soon developed his own style which was influenced by contemporary potters of the day such as Eiraku Hozen and Shuhei’s older brother, Ninnami Dohachi. As well as classic Chinese pottery. Borrowed from Savory Japan: He created delicate porcelain ware decorated in exquisite and intricate three-dimensional designs that included animals, human forms, floral and geometric motifs. These were overglazed with polychrome enamels in classic Chinese colors (blue, celadon, bright green, yellow and gold) so that the design was highlighted and enhanced, pooling randomly in varying levels of intensity. Mimpei was quite successful and his pottery was popular and widely traded in its time.