This Rengetsu-style Kyo-yaki chawan (matcha bowl) is decorated with blue kana-shodō ( かな書道 - hiragana calligraphy) in the style of Ōtagaki Rengetsu (太田垣 蓮月). Additionally, the calligraphy is accented by an iron underglaze painting of grass.
The poem reads:
In the fields, in the mountains delighted, deeply so returning to my bedroom accompanied by the autumn night moon. |
野に山に うかれうかれて かへるさを ねやまでおくる 秋のよの月 |
No ni yama ni ukare ukare te kaerusa wo neya made okuru aki no yo no tsuki. |
This chawan made by Shōju Kiln (松寿窯).
Dimensions:
12.1cm (4.8in) - width
6.5cm (2.6in) - height
200ml - capacity
Condition: Excellent
This vintage Japanese item ships from the United States
