Okada Beisanjin (1744–1820) Antique tea ceremony bowl #4139

- width: approx. 14cm (5 33⁄64in)

- height: approx. 5.6cm (2 13⁄64in)

- weight: 243g (w/ box 487g)

- condition: small damaged on the bottom, The bowl wobbles a little when it stands. Damaged the box.

- writing on the box: Asahi (morning sun). Maybe it was made by Okada Beisanjin (1744–1820).

Okada Beisanjin (1744–1820)

Okada Beisanjin was well-known as a master of Nanga (which focused exclusively on landscapes, birds, and flowers), and it has also been confirmed that he was on close terms with many artists and literati of the time and was versed in a wide range of fields, and this might have been what led him to dive into pottery in the latter stage of his life, creating tea bowls, ornaments, images of people, and tea ware in the Raku ware style, and his works branded with the stamps “Beisanjin” and “Uji” have been discovered intact.