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Lot Essay
Akaboshi Goro, the former owner of this bottle, reminisces about the time he acquired it alongside the renowned collector Asakawa Noritake (1884-1964) in his book, Richo no Toji (Ceramics of Joseon Dynasty):
"This bottle was something that was thrown into the crawl space under the floor of Mr. Yoshimura’s antique shop in Shitaya along with other broken wine bottles. When Mr. Asakawa and I looked into the crawl space, only the neck of this wine bottle was visible among other miscellaneous items. Mr. Asakawa was impressed by just seeing the neck, and when we took it out, it turned out to be a truly splendid bottle. So, I acquired it immediately without any hesitation. During that time, Mr. Asakawa told me that he was able to estimate the overall quality of the bottle just by looking at the neck alone. I was very impressed with Mr. Asakawa's connoisseurship."
"This bottle was something that was thrown into the crawl space under the floor of Mr. Yoshimura’s antique shop in Shitaya along with other broken wine bottles. When Mr. Asakawa and I looked into the crawl space, only the neck of this wine bottle was visible among other miscellaneous items. Mr. Asakawa was impressed by just seeing the neck, and when we took it out, it turned out to be a truly splendid bottle. So, I acquired it immediately without any hesitation. During that time, Mr. Asakawa told me that he was able to estimate the overall quality of the bottle just by looking at the neck alone. I was very impressed with Mr. Asakawa's connoisseurship."