artisan's name unknown
hi-ire, Early Meiji period, Late 1800s
ceramic vessel
3-1/2”h x 4”w x 4”d
Called hi-ire, this object is a small vessel whose only purpose was to hold some ash and a tiny charcoal from which waiting guests could light their pipe tobacco before...
Called hi-ire, this object is a small vessel whose only purpose was to hold some ash and a tiny charcoal from which waiting guests could light their pipe tobacco before being invited inside the tea room. Notice the obsessive compulsive blue décor by a master craftsperson running all around it.
Removed from its traditional and functional setting in the Way of Tea, the object stands up on its own.
I feel the convergence of delicious obsessions of the artisan’s and connoisseur’s. Is you obsession for beauty reflects theirs?
Removed from its traditional and functional setting in the Way of Tea, the object stands up on its own.
I feel the convergence of delicious obsessions of the artisan’s and connoisseur’s. Is you obsession for beauty reflects theirs?