Matsuo Basho
“A monk sips morning tea,
it's quiet,
the chrysanthemum's flowering.”
Zen monk Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) is also Japan’s most revered poet. Using the Haiku form (3 lines, 5 syllables on the first, 7 on the second and 5 on the last) he connects everyday experience with nature and spirituality. In “The Narrow Road to Oku” (奥の細道, Oku-no hosomichi) often translated “the deep north”, the monk records his experience in 1689 of undertaking a famous pilgrimage to the Ise Shrine. The journey lasted 150 days in which he walked 2400 kms (1500 miles).
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Also in this still life: Satsuma Ware.
Decorative plate and Koro. A koro is a Japanese incense burner.
“Satsuma ware (薩摩焼, Satsuma-yaki) is a type of Japanese pottery originally from Satsuma Province, southern Kyūshū. Today, it can be divided into two distinct categories: the original plain dark clay early Satsuma (古薩摩, Ko-Satsuma) made in Satsuma from around 1600, and the elaborately decorated export Satsuma (京薩摩, Kyō-Satsuma) ivory-bodied pieces which began to be produced in the nineteenth century in various Japanese cities. By adapting their gilded polychromatic enamel overglaze designs to appeal to the tastes of western consumers, manufacturers of the latter made Satsuma ware one of the most recognized and profitable export products of the Meiji period (1868-1912).”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satsuma_ware
The cross in the circle is actually the Shimazu family crest. The Shimazu clan were the daimyō of the Satsuma han, which spread over Satsuma, Ōsumi and Hyūga provinces in Japan. The Daimyō were powerful Japanese feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings.
The mark on the back of this Satsuma ware confirms it was made in the Meiji period (1868-1912).
A guide to some of the most exquisite Satsuma designs.
doccdn.simplesite.com/d/18/36/282600881017468440/2ffda3a7...
Matsuo Basho
“A monk sips morning tea,
it's quiet,
the chrysanthemum's flowering.”
Zen monk Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) is also Japan’s most revered poet. Using the Haiku form (3 lines, 5 syllables on the first, 7 on the second and 5 on the last) he connects everyday experience with nature and spirituality. In “The Narrow Road to Oku” (奥の細道, Oku-no hosomichi) often translated “the deep north”, the monk records his experience in 1689 of undertaking a famous pilgrimage to the Ise Shrine. The journey lasted 150 days in which he walked 2400 kms (1500 miles).
www.theschooloflife.com/thebookoflife/the-great-eastern-p...
Also in this still life: Satsuma Ware.
Decorative plate and Koro. A koro is a Japanese incense burner.
“Satsuma ware (薩摩焼, Satsuma-yaki) is a type of Japanese pottery originally from Satsuma Province, southern Kyūshū. Today, it can be divided into two distinct categories: the original plain dark clay early Satsuma (古薩摩, Ko-Satsuma) made in Satsuma from around 1600, and the elaborately decorated export Satsuma (京薩摩, Kyō-Satsuma) ivory-bodied pieces which began to be produced in the nineteenth century in various Japanese cities. By adapting their gilded polychromatic enamel overglaze designs to appeal to the tastes of western consumers, manufacturers of the latter made Satsuma ware one of the most recognized and profitable export products of the Meiji period (1868-1912).”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satsuma_ware
The cross in the circle is actually the Shimazu family crest. The Shimazu clan were the daimyō of the Satsuma han, which spread over Satsuma, Ōsumi and Hyūga provinces in Japan. The Daimyō were powerful Japanese feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings.
The mark on the back of this Satsuma ware confirms it was made in the Meiji period (1868-1912).
A guide to some of the most exquisite Satsuma designs.
doccdn.simplesite.com/d/18/36/282600881017468440/2ffda3a7...