Lot Essay
Nobu or Otagaki Rengetsu, born 1785, was a female potter believed to have worked in Kyoto between 1830 and 1860.
WITH SIGNATURE RENGETSU, EDO PERIOD, (19TH CENTURY)
Details
A Kyoto chawan
With signature Rengetsu, Edo period, (19th Century)
Decorated with black calligraphy and a spray of flowers in underglaze blue to the outside and inside, the rim repaired in gold lacquer
11.3cm. high
With signature Rengetsu, Edo period, (19th Century)
Decorated with black calligraphy and a spray of flowers in underglaze blue to the outside and inside, the rim repaired in gold lacquer
11.3cm. high
Provenance
Soame Jenyns Collection
Literature
Illustrated Jenyns, Soame, Japanese Pottery, pl.119B