{"product_id":"miura-chikusen-gosu-akae-kogo-red-enamel-bird-and-fruit-incense-container-tomobako","title":"Miura Chikusen Gosu-Akae Kogo — Red Enamel Bird and Fruit Incense Container, Tomobako","description":"Miura Chikusen gosu akae kogo — red overglaze enamel bird and fruit incense container, Japanese tea ceremony kogo, Kyoto ware polychrome incense box, antique kogo signed tomobako, cobalt underglaze red overglaze enamel, collectible Japanese ceramic kogo, Chikusen pottery kodo utensil. The bird pauses among the fruit. A held breath before ceremony.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ Basic Details ]\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Miura Chikusen (三浦竹泉) — distinguished Kyoto pottery lineage\u003cbr\u003e• Motif: Bird among foliage and round fruits (pomegranate \/ camellia interpretation in red and green enamels)\u003cbr\u003e• Technique: Gosu-akae (呉須赤絵) — cobalt blue underglaze combined with iron-red overglaze enamel and green enamel; white porcelain body; gold accent at foot ring\u003cbr\u003e• Function: Kogo (香合) — incense container for use in tea ceremony\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Kyoto, Japan\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: H approx. 4.2 cm × Diameter approx. 6.3 cm\u003cbr\u003e• Box: Tomobako (original signed wooden box with red seal)\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Good. No chips or damage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ Cultural \u0026amp; Artistic Insight ]\u003cbr\u003eGosu-akae is one of the most storied decorative traditions in East Asian ceramics — combining the cool authority of cobalt blue (gosu) underglaze with the warmth of iron-red (akae) overglaze in a technique that originated in Chinese Zhangzhou ware (Swatow), was transformed in Japanese Imari and Kakiemon production, and reached refined maturity in Kyoto ware studios such as the Miura Chikusen atelier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe visual language of gosu-akae speaks in complementary contrasts: the deep russet-red carries warmth and movement; the fresh viridian green provides contrast; together on the white ground, they achieve a balance that feels both festive and composed. The red lines encircling the foot ring are a characteristic finishing gesture of the Chikusen atelier — a line that closes the composition with quiet authority.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ Deep-Dive Commentary ]\u003cbr\u003eThis kogo is round in form — a domed lid fitting over a shallow base — with a generosity of scale (6.3 cm diameter) that gives the painter room to compose. And compose they have: on the lid, a bird in iron-red with fine tail-feather detail perches among large round fruits (peonies or persimmons in the decorative language) and sweeping green-leafed branches. The brushwork is confident and gestural — not tight illustration but expressive interpretation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inside of the base, visible in the underside image, reveals the white glaze interior and the characteristic Chikusen finishing: clean, level, with fine foot ring. A small artist's mark or seal is present on the base.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe gosu (cobalt) element in this piece appears as a subtle blue outline under the red in some areas — a technique requiring two separate firings, the blue at higher temperature first, the red overglaze at lower temperature second. This two-firing process is the technical signature of authentic gosu-akae work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe tomobako lid reads 富鳥 竹泉製 (Tomidori — \"rich bird,\" made by Chikusen) and bears the red seal. The motif of bird among abundant fruit carries auspicious meaning in East Asian visual culture: abundance, vitality, and the presence of good fortune.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor those collecting kogo by named Kyoto artists, this piece offers the Chikusen atelier's characteristic quality in the gosu-akae idiom: lively and precise, celebratory without excess, composed for the intimacy of the tea room.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【日本語説明】\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ 基本情報 ]\u003cbr\u003e• 作者：三浦竹泉\u003cbr\u003e• 絵柄：富鳥（花実に鳥）\u003cbr\u003e• 技法：呉須赤絵（呉須下絵付＋赤絵上絵）\u003cbr\u003e• 機能：香合\u003cbr\u003e• 寸法：H約4.2cm × 径約6.3cm\u003cbr\u003e• 箱：共箱（朱印付き）\u003cbr\u003e• 状態：良好、欠け・傷なし\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ 文化・芸術的背景 ]\u003cbr\u003e呉須赤絵は中国・漳州窯を起源とし、伊万里・柿右衛門を経て京焼に根付いた技法。呉須の下絵を高温で焼き、赤絵上絵を低温で重ね焼きする二重焼成が本格作の証です。鳥と豊かな実の図柄は吉祥を意味し、茶事の場に相応しい寿ぎの意匠です。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ コレクター向け解説 ]\u003cbr\u003e赤の筆致には迷いがなく、緑との対比が冴えています。見込み底面の仕上げにも抜かりなく、共箱蓋書「富鳥 竹泉製」と朱印で真作を確認できます。竹泉の呉須赤絵香合として、茶道具コレクションに確固たる一点を加えます。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ SHIPPING \u0026amp; PACKAGING ]\u003cbr\u003e• Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days\u003cbr\u003e• Carrier: Japan Post EMS \/ UPS (with tracking)\u003cbr\u003e• Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61625036996978,"sku":"260227_a_2159","price":1076.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m54047780406_1.jpg?v=1772240133","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/miura-chikusen-gosu-akae-kogo-red-enamel-bird-and-fruit-incense-container-tomobako","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}