Sometsuke (Blue and White pottery) Okegawa Mizusashi Container 祥堂 Shodo with Original Box (Tomobako) / Japanese tea-ceremony utensil V752 Domoto Insho 堂本印象 Weight : 870g

Weight : 870g

among dewdrops sheltered by green leaves- a little cuckoo cries

中原南天棒 Nakahra Nantenbo (1839-1925)A Zen monk of the late Edo and Taisho periods

Inside size : 34" W x 10

Material : Wood

Sometsuke (Blue and White pottery) Okegawa Mizusashi Container 祥堂 Shodo with Original Box (Tomobako) / Japanese tea-ceremony utensil V752 Domoto Insho 堂本印象 Weight : 870gDescription Sometsuke (Blue and White pottery) Okegawa Mizusashi Container Shodo with Original Box (Tomobako) Japanese tea ceremony utensil V752 This water jar is painted in white and blue. It is used to store water for adding water to the tea kettle and for washing tea bowls and tea whisks in the tea ceremony. Okegawa literally means the side of the tub. The name comes from the vertical stripes on the body, which are reminiscent of the side of a tub.