Sometsuke (Blue and White pottery) Okegawa Mizusashi Container 祥堂 Shodo with Original Box (Tomobako) / Japanese tea-ceremony utensil V752 Fukada Chokujo 深田直城

Sometsuke (Blue and White pottery) Okegawa Mizusashi Container 祥堂 Shodo with Original Box (Tomobako) / Japanese tea-ceremony utensil V752 Fukada Chokujo 深田直城Description Sometsuke (Blue and White pottery) Okegawa Mizusashi Container Shodo with Original Box (Tomobako) Japanese tea ceremony utensil V752 This water jar is painted in white and blue. It is used to store water for adding water to the tea kettle and for washing tea bowls and tea whisks in the tea ceremony. Okegawa literally means the side of the tub. The name comes from the vertical stripes on the body, which are reminiscent of the side of a tub.

6cmMaterial: WoodWeight: 240g

Shingon Buddhism Japanese kakejiku kakemono wall hanging scroll / Sutra 南無大師遍照金剛 Namudaishi Henjokongo W900

Dimensions (drum): 14

His painting style was observational and energetic

Scroll for hanging Shikishi Tanzaku Japanese art kakejiku kakemono wall hanging scroll RA614

7cmMaterial: SilkTechnique: Hand-paintedRoller ends: Bamboo - DAMAGEWeight: 300g

The opposite shore indicates a world after death

Hokusai used the pseudonym of 宗理 Sori from 1794

This word tells us that our mind is very clear like a light full moon above mountains

山本梅荘 Yamamoto Baiso 1917 Spring (Taisho 6)  Japanese antique art Paired kakejiku kakemono wall hanging scrolls / 金烏玉兎 Sun & Moon with Original Box (Tomobako) A302

7cmInside dimensions: 13

He was most noted for his flower-and-bird paintings