Kyoto, Japan
Edo (1603-1868) or Meiji (1868-1912) Period, c. mid 19th century
Of diminutive size in pinch-potted stoneware, with an incised waka poem around the sides and signature following the waka. 4cm high, 6cm diameter. Provenance: John Walker Collection, Kyoto.
The poem translating as:
Warblers
flying to Miyako:
how I’d like to offer them
a traveler’s inn
in my freshly blossoming plum tree.
Translation courtesy of The Rengetsu Foundation Project (rengetsu.org), poem 17
Cat. 702
Kyoto, Japan
Edo (1603-1868) or Meiji (1868-1912) Period, c. mid 19th century
Of diminutive size in pinch-potted stoneware, with an incised waka poem around the sides and signature following the waka. 4cm high, 6cm diameter. Provenance: John Walker Collection, Kyoto.
The poem translating as:
Warblers
flying to Miyako:
how I’d like to offer them
a traveler’s inn
in my freshly blossoming plum tree.
Translation courtesy of The Rengetsu Foundation Project (rengetsu.org), poem 17
Cat. 702
