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ANONYMOUS
EDO PERIOD, 17 TH CENTURY AND
LATER MOUNTED
TEA JARS AND FLOWER
ARRANGEMENTS

a pair of six-panel screens: ink, colour and
gold, later mounted on paper and mounted
on gold leaf
(2)
177 x 375 cm., 69⅝ x 147¾ in.
Six tea-storage jars and six floral
arrangements are depicted in alternating
panels on this pair of folding screens, with
seals Hogen.
The six tea-storage jars represented here
reflect the transition from the opulence
of the Momoyama Period to the rustic
aesthetic promoted by early Edo period tea
masters. On the left screen, the jar to the
far left is an imported Chinese storage jar of
the ‘Luzon’ type, typically made for export
to the Philippine archipelago. It has strong
wide shoulders with a relatively small base
and is glazed twice with unglazed portions
visible and is stamped with a Chinese
character meaning ‘lotus flower king.’
Detail

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