An iron-oxide and slip-decorated stoneware two-tier jubako (picnic box)


By Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743), Edo period (1615-1868), 18th centuryDecorated in sgraffito style in the manner of Chinese Cizhou ware, the exterior painted in underglaze iron-oxide with all-over design of large peony blossoms interwoven among karakusa ('Chinese grasses'), the interior of the lid painted windswept hagi (bush clover) and signed Kenzan; with an inscribed wooden storage box with two paper slips, one inscribed Kenzan botan karakusa kaku-nijubachi (Two-tier square container with the design of karakusa and peonies by Kenzan). 13cm x 17cm x 17cm (5 1/8in x 6 5/8in 6 5/8in). (4).
|ProvenanceYokoyama FamilyPublishedKanazawa Bijutsu Kurabu (Kanazawa Art Club), Yokoyama-ke shozohin nyusatsu (Auction Catalogue of the Yokoyama Collection), Kanazawa, 24 September (year not recorded), lot 171.