18th C. Japanese Ohi Ware Mizusashi Tea Water Jar, Ex Toledo Museum & Havemeyer Collection

拍品描述

East Asia, Japan, Edo period, ca. 1700–1800 CE. A lidded water jar of Ohi ware, a tall, slightly tapering cylinder with a broad strap handle arching over the mouth. It was likely made as a mizusashi, the vessel that holds fresh water during the tea ceremony. The walls are ringed with horizontal ridges and crossed by vertical spatula strokes. These deliberate marks of the hand were prized by tea connoisseurs. The handle is grooved along its length and pinched where it joins the rim, and a fitted flat lid with a round knob sits inside the mouth. The whole surface is covered in the honey-amber glaze, called ame-gusuri, that defines the ware. It pools to a deep treacle brown in the hollows and thins to golden ochre on the raised ridges. Size: 10.3" H x 5.9" W x 4.5" D (26.2 cm H x 15.0 cm W x 11.4 cm D). Ohi ware started in 1666, when the tea master Senso Soshitsu, son of Sen Sotan and grandson of the founding line of the Sen school of tea, was invited to Kanazawa by the Maeda lords of the Kaga domain. With him came the potter Chozaemon, who had trained in the Raku workshop in Kyoto. Chozaemon settled in the village of Ohi, took its name, and adapted Raku methods to local clay: low-temperature firing, hand-shaping, and a rich amber glaze in place of Raku's black and red. His descendants have carried on the kiln for more than three centuries. The line is still active today under the hereditary name Ohi Chozaemon, and the ware has stayed closely tied to the aesthetics of chanoyu. SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.).For those not using LiveAuctioneers' Live Ship program, Artemis Fine Arts offers expert in-house packing and worldwide shipping. With over 20 years of experience, our team provides careful, reliable, and affordable service. For a quick quote on this lot, please contact support@artemisfinearts.com prior to the auction, or call 720-890-7700. PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item #161777

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