Ōnishi Jōrin
Early Edo period (17th century)
Donated by the Homma family
This octagonal tea kettle by acclaimed Kyoto potter Ōnishi Jōrin (1590–1663) is similar in style to a shin’nari gama, the standard form of tea kettle used in tea ceremony. Each side depicts a beautiful landscape delicately painted on with a spatula, after the Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers, a classic subject in Chinese painting. They resemble elegant ink paintings, which makes this kettle suitable for Chinese-style tea ceremonies.
This kettle was formerly in the collection of the Sakai family — who ruled over the Shōnai Domain — and was acquired by the Homma family via the Satō family in Sakata.