Ash container

Name/Title

Ash container

Description

Ash container / takigaraire decorated with fox wedding

Use

Ash container for tea ceremony

Made/Created

Artist

Makuzu Kōzan I (宮川 香山)

Date made

circa 1868 - circa 1912

Time Period

Meiji Period

Place

City

Kyoto

Country

Japan

Continent

Asia

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Makuzu seal on base

Dimensions

Height

7.5 cm

Diameter

9 cm

Material

Ceramic, Ivory

Color

Buff, Blue, White, Gold, Red, Green

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

Kintsugi repair

Provenance

Provenance Detail

W. W . Winkworth Collection, Bonhams

Notes

Bonhams sale (the WW Winkworth collection) in 1976

General Notes

Note

Small lidded container showing a fox wedding procession (Kitsune no Yomeiri) marked by Kōzan. Possibly made as an ash container / takigaraire but later converted to a tea container / chaire

Create Date

September 14, 2020

Update Date

April 1, 2021