A Seto Chaire And A Dohachi II Kashi-bachi

EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY)

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A Seto Chaire And A Dohachi II Kashi-bachi
Edo Period (Late 18th/early 19th Century)
A Seto katatsuki-type chaire [tea caddy for powdered tea] with a single incised line around the waist, dipped short of the foot with a persimmon-brown and black glaze, wiped thin in places to form a brown diagonal and vertical brushstroke-like decoration on the predominantly black mottled colouring, a kiln stick mark at the shoulder, incised signature Toshiro and a right-hand itoguri, with an ivory cover and a brocade bag, Edo Period (late 17th/early 18th century); the kashi-bachi [cake bowl] has the Momoyama gourd-shaped seal of Ninami Dohachi II, the red body with a vigorous hakeme decoration in white slip, covered almost to the foot with a thin white semi-translucent glaze, a V-shape cut into the foot rim to facilitate even drying of the clay in the "leather" state, before firing, gold lacquer repairs, Edo Period (Mid-19th Century)
3¾in. (9.5cm.) high and 3½in. (9cm.) respectively (2)

拍品專文

Although of slightly broader form, this chaire is similar to the one known as Yari-no-saya, which was formerly in the collection of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and later belonged to Matsudaira Fumai, the leading teamaster of the late Edo period. It is probable that the chaire form originated in the second half of the 16th century and this piece, typical of the Seto tradition, is a fairly early example, for the 17th or early 18th century.

The second (and most renowned) of the three generations of Dohachi masters was patronised by many of the Kyoto aristocrats and was also contacted to work for Prince Ninnaji, who awarded him the title of Hokkyo in 1826.

The "Momoyama" gourd-shaped seal of Ninami Dohachi II, on the kashi-bachi, was used by him at his Momoyama kiln at Fushimi, outside Kyoto, where he worked after his official retirement in 1842 or 1843.