Kegon/Kiyomizuyaki
Chawan, tea bowl - 雪月花 - “Snow moon and flowers.”Signed: Tôdaiji Myôshun sho
Seals: Kiyomizu yaki
Technique: Kyoyaki, pottery from Kyoto, with an iron oxide decoration over fine crackled grayish glaze. Ø 12,5 x 7,2 cm.
Box: signed by Myôshun and sealed: Heian Tôshun kama (The Kyoto porcelain spring kiln)
Condition: fine
The literally meaning of "Setsugekka, snow, moon, and flowers." is used to describe serene beauty. A line from a poem by the Tang dynasty poet Bai Juyi (Po Chü-i) (772–846).
Sagawa Myôshun was born in Sagawa village in Nara Prefecture. He became the 203rd generation kanchô, chief abbot of the Tôdaiji in Nara, the main temple of the Kegon sect (school) in Japanese Boedhism. He also was the Chief abbot of the Hokuson-in.
Shakin (wiping cloth): Heian Tôshun kama
Reference:
Moog p. 325
Price: SOLD
