Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875)

Flower Vase (Hana ire)

Origin: Japan
Period: Edo Period
Material: Glazed ceramic
Size: H: 29.3 cm W: 3.5 cm D: 3.5 cm

Down to the Kamo river
to wash vegetables
in the morning;
a bush warbler sings
in a willow at the bank.
Rengetsu

Box with inscription
Inscription on the box:
Rengetsu flower vase 蓮月花入 Rengetsu hana-ire
Signed Shiho Enko (owner?), illegible seal

Published: Black robe white mist: art of the Japanese Buddhist nun Rengetsu, National Gallery of Australia exhibition catalogue, Melanie Eastburn, Lucie Folan, Robyn Maxwell (ed.), 2007, no.93, ill. p.73.

Inv.no.: R1182
Availability: Sold to: Private collection, USA