249. WAKAO Toshisada 若尾利貞, 1933- , Shino kōgō 志野香合 (Shino-ware incense container)
For Wakao, see item 248.
Light tan clay, Shino glaze, with some white areas, but mostly a light brownish red, with decoration in a dark brown glaze; the shelf on the lower part, the outer side of the flange, and the interior of the upper part that rests on the shelf and abuts the flange were left unglazed. Weight: 80 g (2.3 oz). Height: 5.1 cm (2 in). Width: 5.1 cm (2 in).
The overall shape resembles an upside-down acorn without the cap. This sits on a foot ring 3.8 cm (1-1/2 in) in diameter; the inside of the ring has been hollowed out to a depth of 0.3 cm (1/8 in). The ring has no exterior wall. Instead the outside walls of the piece rise in a continuous convex arc to the top. The walls of the lower part end 1.75 cm (5/8 in) above the base. At this point there is a horizontal shelf 0.5 cm (3/16 in) wide, with a vertical flange rising 0.75 cm (1/4 in) above the shelf. The upper part is ringed with horizontal grooves, perhaps remnants of clay coils. The upper part ends in a blunted peak at the center top. The piece is pitted and bumpy from the Shino glaze.
This has a Shino glaze, mostly colored a light brownish red, but with some areas of white. Wakao used a brown glaze to decorate the outside in four places with grass-like designs. These continue across the divide between the upper and lower parts.
This came with a wooden box, inscribed by Wakao in two lines: 志野 香合 / 利貞 Shino kōgō / Toshisada (Shino-ware incense container / Toshisada) , with the artist’s seal stamped in red. Included in the box were a short biography and two wrapping cloths.
Purchased
from Dai Ichi Arts, New York City, May 2024 (invoice, shipping label, card from
owner).
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