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Antique Japanese Sencha Teapot, Fukuda Kodojin browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Stoneware: Pre 1920: item # 932826 Please refer to our stock # MOR2659 when inquiring.
The Kura 16-1 ShimoWakakusa-Cho Murasakino Kita-ku Kyoto 603-8234 tel.81-75-432-6980 Guest Book 3,000.00 |
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A dark clay sencha tea pot by Kyoto Potter Unrinan Hozan XVII engraved by Japanese Literati artist Fukuda Kodojin (1865-1944) enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The inscriptions read Kyuko on one side (an old partnering) and opposite YuShin (literally: a new enjoyment) Is Kodojin telling us that he his friendship with Masahiro goes back far, but this is the first time he has worked in clay and he enjoyed the experience? A unique and intriguing piece, it is signed under the spout Kodojin. Gasssaku by the artist are incredibly rare. The tea pot is 5-1/2 inches (14 cm) tall, the same width and is in fine condition, with one firing flaw (kamakizu) near the handle. Kodojin was a true scholar. His poetry, painting, and calligraphy all stem from a life-long cultivation of the mind. He was known to have taken the time just before his death to destroy the large portion of his own remaining work, leaving only that which must have met some personal criteria. For more on his life see the book Old Taoist, or Unexplored Avenues of Japanese Painting. Twenty five paintings by the artist formed a private exhibition (from Gitter-Yelen) at the New Orleans Museum of Art in 2000. This is the only pottery work with inscription by Kodojin I have ever seen. Unrinan Hozan XVII (Masahira, 1849-1937) was a Kyoto artist born into a family originating from Shigaraki, which had established itself as a pottery of worth in Kyoto in the 16th century. He succeeded the kiln upon his fathers death in 1889, and passed it onto his grandson upon his death. |
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