A Charming Oribe Mukozuke by Tomonori Koyama

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Happy Thanksgiving NMB!

 

On offer today is a beautiful serving dish by the best contemporary Oribe artist for my money. 

 

While the black Oribe variant is known for adorning tea bowls, green Oribe like the piece shown here rose to prominence in the Momoyama period as serving dishes for the tea ceremony.  It's lively color perfectly compliments the iron brush work and various, often whimsical designs, as well as the wide range of foods in the kaiseki meal.  

 

The inspiration for this piece's shape is the Tagasode, or "Who's Sleeves" style of screen painting.  A thought-provoking theme that depicts folded (or sometimes casually tossed) kimono on a bamboo or lacquered stand, where the passerby is left to imagine who the owner of such beautiful garments might be...

 

The inside is decorated with a plum branch, buds and blossoms, a textbook Oribe motif.  One side of the dish continues this theme, while the vertical lines in the reverse are inspired by traditional fabric patterns to tie in the folded kimono form.

 

Measures 14x12x4.5cm and is in perfect condition.  Table wares such as this one do not come with boxes, but for provenance's sake I've included a link from the gallery that I originally bought this from, who featured it in their post regarding the exhibition:

 

https://kurodatoen.s...ticle/498895826.html

 

$150 shipped to the USA, international buyers please contact me for a quote.

 

Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional pics, thanks for looking!