This is the tenryu-ji celadon from the longquan kiln with a deep olive green color. The many layers of thick celadon glaze create an old fashioned and dignified feeling. Chinese art brought to japan has fascinated many people as a high class work of art.
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- Product Code
- 240827-2
- Period
- Ming Dynasty
15th century
- Weight
- 77g
- Diameter
- 5.3cm
- Height
- 3.9cm
- Bottom Diameter
- 3.6cm
- Description
- Pouch
Paulownia Box
- Condition
- Good Condition
It meets the requirements of the excellent work with its deep celadon color, and good firing. Although there is one tiny chip at the edge, we can say it is nearly perfect condition.
Art objects and celadon introduced from china were the highest quality tools for the tea ceremony, and were prized as status symbols for powerful and cultural figures. Among them, longquan kiln celadon is especially popular among japanese people.
It has the shape of a plover incense burner. The origin of the name is said to be based on the gesture of a plover raising its leg, and another theory is that when Goemon Ishikawa sneaked into Hideyoshi Toyotomi’s sleeping quarters, the plover attached to the lid of the incense burner chirped.
The multi layered celadon glaze gives off a soft luster, making it easy to use as a sake cup.
It is assumed that it was originally created as an incense burner, but the interior is also coated with celadon glaze, making it the ideal size for a sake cup.
The iron rich base produces deep, calming colors. If the glaze contains little iron, it will turn pale blue, and if the iron content increases, it will turn green.
The top quality paulownia box was custom made to match Enshu’s taste, and the sign on the label shows that it has been carefully passed down as a “sake cup”.
Tenryu-ji Celadon
Tenryu-ji celadon is celadon that was fired in the longquan kiln between the end yuan dynasty and the early ming dynasty. The name comes from the fact that a large amount of this kind of celadon was shipped on the trade ship “Tenryu-ji Ship” under the guise of building tenryu-ji during the period of the northern and southern courts. There is also a theory that the name comes from the ukibotande incense burner that Muso Soseki brought to tenryu-ji temple. The celadon produced by longquan kiln also grew in size during the yuan dynasty, and is characterized by a thick devitrifying greenish glaze. Kinuta celadon was based on a plain design, but tenryu-ji celadon was mass produced in response to the general trend of demanding decoration. “Tobi Celadon”, in which iron spots are scattered on the glaze surface, is also a decoration method that characterizes tenryu-ji celadon.