25342 KAWAKITA Handeishi (Sake cup (Atsushi))

Height 3.3cm

Diameter 5.3cm

Born into a wealthy merchant family in Tsu, Ise Province, Kawakita Handeishi was a businessman who held important positions in companies, including as president of the Hyakugo Bank, but he also demonstrated a wide range of artistic talents, including painting, calligraphy, tea ceremony, haiku, and photography, and was praised as "Rosanjin of the East and Handeishi of the West." This is a masterpiece by Handeishi Kawakita.