Tenkei-Akae Small Dish with Design of Rabbit（5 Pieces / Ming Dynasty）
1,300,000Yen(Tax Included)
This is the highly rare tenkei-akae with a popular rabbit design as its theme. The moon shines in red and yellow colors, and the comb tooth design is carefully drawn around the dish. We have 5 pieces in stock, and we accept orders starting from 1 piece.
- Period
- Ming Dynasty
Early 17th century
- Condition
- The base, color development, and firing are good, and it is in excellent condition. The chip at the bottom of C can be said to be in the undamaged category.
- Description
- The paulonia box will be given at a later date
- Stock
- 5 Pieces（A、B、C、D、E）
We accept orders from 1 piece
- A
- Weight：199g
Diameter：16.4cm、Height：2.8cm、Bottom Diameter：7.7cm
Condition：Excellent Condition（There are mushikui at the edge）
Price：300,000 Yen
- B
- Weight：169g
Diameter：16.2cm、Height：2.7cm、Bottom Diameter：8.3cm
Condition：Excellent Condition（There are mushikui at the edge）
Price：300,000 Yen
- C
- Weight：183g
Diameter：16.3cm、Height：2.9cm、Bottom Diameter：8.3cm
Condition：Excellent Condition（There are mushikui at the edge）
There is a chip at the bottom
Price：300,000 Yen
- D
- Weight：205g
Diameter：16.3cm、Height：2.8cm、Bottom Diameter：8.5cm
Condition：There are mushikui at the edge
There is a crack at the edge
Price：200,000 Yen
- E
- Weight：193g
Diameter：16.3cm、Height：2.8cm、Bottom Diameter：8.0cm
Condition：There are mushikui at the edge
There is a crack at the edge
Price：200,000 Yen
Tenkei-Akae
Tenkei-akae refers to the overglaze enamels porcelain that were fired at the jingdezhen kiln in china, mainly during the late ming dynasty’s tianqi era（1621-27）. Colors such as red, green, yellow, and black are added to match the blue and white of the base, and the work is characterized by a free spirited style that is stylish and tasteful. During this era, with the fall of the Wanli Emperor, the jingdezhen imperial kiln was closed down, and the civilian kiln took the lead in production and sales. Potters who worked at the jingdezhen imperial kiln moved to the civilian kiln to make a living, leaving behind masterpieces that are reminiscent of the jingdezhen imperial kiln. Most of them belong to the tenkei-akae, kosometsuke, and shonzui. Many tenkei-akae works have glaze peeling off due to differences in the shrinkage rates of the clay and glaze, exposing the inner clay. This phenomenon, which resembles the appearance of being eaten by worms, is called “Mushikui（worm eaten）”. One characteristic is that mushikui（some holes）can often be found in areas where the glaze is thinly applied, such as the rim or angular parts. While this might be considered a flaw in ordinary porcelains, master of tea ceremony found elegance in this natural phenomenon and appreciated the rough taste, valuing it as an aesthetic effect.
Rabbit
It is said that the rabbit’s jumping appearance brings it leaps, its fertility brings prosperity, and its habitation on the moon brings luck. The moon and rabbit have been familiar since ancient times, and have been known by nicknames such as jade rabbit and moon rabbit. In china, rabbits and toads who create the elixir of immortality live on the moon, and in japan, rabbits make mochi pounding on the moon. The rabbit in the waves is based on chikubu island in lake biwa, and is associated with the noh song “Chikubu Island,” but it is also thought to reflect the image of inaba’s white rabbit, which tried to trick the crocodile and shark into crossing the ocean. There is also a legend that when Daio-Kokushi’s ship encountered a storm while returning home after studying abroad in the song dynasty, a white rabbit ran across the waves and opened a channel to save the day. The rabbit in the waves was known as the “God of Fire Protection” and had a special faith among potters who worked with fire. Even in early-imari, a moon rabbit design similar to the kosometsuke of the ming dynasty can be seen, and it is assumed that it was influenced by the kosometsuke. One of its characteristics is that kosometsuke rabbits have short ears, while early-imari rabbits have long ears and are cute.