Kyôyaki
Set of 6 chawan, tea bowls - Kiku, chruysanthemumsSigned: Chikka Sanjin ga
Seals: Hakuun
Technique: grey pink gohonde Kyôyaki with a brown tetsu-e underglaze painting and calligraphy Ø 9.8 x 6
Condition: fine
inscription reads: 明光綷韻 Meikô suiin, shining light pure elegance
(Tamba Sasayama tea ware)
Chikka was born as the son of a potter in the service of the kiln of the daimyô of Sasayama, Tanba prefecture (present day Hyôgu). In Kyoto Chikka became a pupil of the Shijô school painter Shiokawa Bunrin (1808-1877). After his death Chikka studied with the Nanga painter Tanômura Chokunyû (1814-1907). He traveled extensively on his own as well with his teacher, to absorb the various local traditions. He was a founding member of the Nihon Nanga-in organization of painters and an important Nanga painter in the Taishô and early Shôwa years
Reference:
Aburai p. 325
Araki p. 665
Price: EUR 500 / USD 590
