Yamamoto Sekisô (1872-1944) Nanga Set of 5 yunomi, tea cups - PinesSigned: Sekiyô sanjin (ga) Seals: Inuyama Technique: Inuyamayaki, grey crackled stoneware from Inuyama near Nagoya, with a decoration in black (outside) and red overglaze (inside). Ø 7 x 5 Date: Midsummer 1930 Condition: fine The calligraphies read: 1x 不騫不崩 Fuken fuhô, ‘never falling, never collapsing’, a quote from the Shijing, book of Odes 166, China 1000 BC 1x 松風可人 Shôfû kanin, ‘wind from the pines is a man welcome’ 3x 松風健人 Shôfû kenjin, ‘wind from the pines makes a man powerful’ Sekisô, also known as Sekiyô was a Nanga painter from Handa Owari Province (Nowadays Aichi prefecture). He was the son and pupil of Yamamoto Baisô (1846-1921). Baisô, a pupil of Nukina Kaioku (1778-1863), was considered to be one of the three Nanga masters together with Kodama Katei (1841-1913) and Yoshitsugu Haizan (1846-1915). Sekisô ‘decorated’ a lot Inuyamayaki, often coöperation with the famous Owari potter Matsumoto Shigenobu (1864-1950). Reference: Araki p. 483 Price: EUR 400 / USD 440 |