This is the tenkei-akae depicting a scene of a nobleman in a red robe elegantly enjoying tea time. Landscape design was favored by chinese scholar officials, and is imbued with the desire for seclusion, to leave the world behind and live in an ideal world. The molding is somewhat thick, and you can feel the advanced technology in every corner. This is the rare work with the year name "Made in Tianqi（Tenkei）" written on it.
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- Product Code
- 241007-11
- Period
- Ming Dynasty
Early 17th century
- Weight
- 268g
- Diameter
- 16.4cm
- Height
- 3.6cm
- Bottom Diameter
- 9.7cm
- Description
- Paulownia Box
- Condition
- Excellent Condition（There are mushikui at the edge）
The base, coloring, and firing are ideal, and they are in excellent condition.
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.