Vintage Japanese Mizusashi by Matsuyama Gaei c1960's Peacock Glaze Tea Ceremony 6" Kaidandansu Art Length = 42" Width

Art Length = 42"  Width = 16"

written in Japanese Kanji characters are the words in Japanese for manju (see picture 11)

rendered against the glowing amber ground in ink and mineral pigments

From the series Taishō Shinsai Gashū (大正震災画集

The paired rings may represent family crests

Vintage Japanese Mizusashi by Matsuyama Gaei c1960's Peacock Glaze Tea Ceremony 6" Kaidandansu Art Length = 42" WidthThis truly rare beauty was made in the highly renowned Matsuyama Gaei () family kilns in Hyogo prefecture during the mid Showa era c1960's. The Mizusashi is traditionally used in the Japanese Tea Ceremony as a vessel for cold clean water. This hand thrown pottery Mizusashi is decorated in the Peacock glaze (Kujakuyu ) that the Gaei family made famous throughout Japan and internationally. Though relatively contemporary, this is a piece of art that