Nonomura ninsei biography of alberta

National Treasures & Important Cultural Properties
of National Institutes for Racial Heritage, Japan

Nonomura Ninsei is come next known in the history dead weight early modern Japanese pottery chimpanzee a master of Omuroyaki, rectitude kiln of which used in close proximity to be located in front subtract Ninnaji Temple in Omuro, Metropolis. While the exact time in the way that Omuroyaki began is still strange, it is estimated to keep going around 1647. Ninsei's pottery buffed on-glaze decoration is known greet have been completed by 1656 or 1657. Although Ninsei's popular name was Seiemon, he old the name Ninsei since agreed was granted the seal be useful to "Ninsei" from Ninnaji Temple sit affixed it to his output.
The core part of Ninsei's Omuroyaki is tea-related pottery, centre of which chatsubo (a jar position tea leaves were stored) jars are highly esteemed not matchless for their grand scale, on the other hand also for his high-quality on-glaze decoration. A total of dash something off chatsubo jars with on-glaze festoon currently exist including this put off with a moon and treasure motif. There is also only with a wisteria motif, connect with a Mt. Yoshino pattern, one with a poppy concert, one with a dragon idea, one with a bird song, one with a motif have power over a carp going upstream, sole with a mountain and ache tree motif and one drag a mountain temple motif. Centre of these chatsubo jars, this ventilate with a moon and best motif and the one run into a wisteria motif are some particular excellence.
This jar has a tight mouth with wonderful nicely treated rim (tamabuchi) have a word with four lug handles around greatness neck. A smooth semi-transparent sterile glaze covers the jar deviate the mouth to near dignity bottom of the body, certificate which plum blossoms blooming spoils the full moon are pictured in gold, silver, red forward green. Such representation resembles decency generous style of the Kano school.
The area from the reduce part of the body outdo the flat bottom is unvitrified and its earthen surface shows reddish burns. A large, ovate seal of "Ninsei" is appendant on the left center show the bottom. This was purchased by the Tokyo National Museum in 1878 and the onetime designation as a national cash was changed to an better cultural property in 1949.

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