25990 Living National Treasure Manji Inoue Colored glazed persimmon incense "Kimori"

Height 10.6cm
Diameter 10.4cm

As a leading expert in wheel-throwing, Manji studied the potter's wheel under the 12th generation Sakaida Kakiemon, and has led the way in Arita white porcelain with his outstanding technique and vast experience. In Japanese pottery, it is common to incorporate random elements such as distortion and kiln changes, making these the appeal of the work, but in the case of white porcelain, perfection is required, with not even the slightest imperfection allowed, such as pinholes or impurities, as well as the form. In Arita, a place with a tradition of colored porcelain such as akae and Nabeshima, Manji, who has mastered the all-white world of white porcelain, created this persimmon incense burner to mark his 60th birthday, using the theme color red. Kimori Explanation>
This is an Important Cultural Property, a red Raku tea bowl made by the first generation of the Raku family, Chojiro, and is one of the seven Chojiro types.
The name Kimonomori came from the fact that Rikyu ordered several of Chojiro's tea bowls and gave them to the feudal lords under his tutelage, but he only kept this one, and so it was named after the Persimmon Tree Guardian.