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Shoami Rabbit Zodiac Hexagonal Kogo Blue White Sometsuke Incense Container
Shoami Rabbit Zodiac Hexagonal Kogo Blue White Sometsuke Incense Container
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Experience authentic Japanese incense containers with this Shoami Rabbit Zodiac Hexagonal Kogo. This sometsuke porcelain incense container serves as a tea ceremony masterwork and zodiac-themed collector's piece, featuring dense kagome lattice patterns and a sculpted rabbit finial—a must-have for any Japanese art collector seeking refined Kyoto ceramics and chanoyu craftsmanship.
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🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]
• Artist: Shoami (昭阿弥)
• Technique: Sometsuke (cobalt blue underglaze) with sculptural lid finial
• Era: Heisei period
• Origin: Kyoto, Japan
• Dimensions: Approx. 5 cm × 7 cm (2.0 × 2.8 in)
• Box: Wooden storage box inscribed "干支 卯 香合" with red seal stamps
• Condition: Excellent — fine detail intact, no chips, cracks, or repairs
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🔹 [ CULTURAL & ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]
The hexagonal kogo — rokaku-kogo — represents one of the more demanding forms in ceramic incense container design. Each of the six faces must be painted individually, yet the whole must cohere as a single visual field. Shoami rises to this challenge by establishing a dense kagome (basketweave) lattice ground across every surface, then embedding within each panel a distinct narrative element: rabbits in motion, bamboo leaves stirring, plum blossoms opening, and the auspicious character "吉" (good fortune) floating in white reserve against deep cobalt.
The rabbit — the zodiac animal of the Year of the Usagi — crowns the lid as a three-dimensional finial, its small form modeled with naturalistic charm. In Japanese cosmology, the rabbit is associated with the moon, with gentleness, and with the passage of seasons. Its presence atop this vessel connects the object to a specific cycle of time while remaining perpetually relevant within the seasonal vocabulary of chanoyu.
Shoami's work carries the quiet authority of Kyoto ceramic tradition, where technique is never displayed for its own sake but placed in service of cultural meaning. The density of painted surface here does not overwhelm — it creates a world in miniature, a contained garden of symbol and pattern that rewards sustained attention.
*"Six faces, each a window. One rabbit, watching the moon we cannot see."*
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🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]
**Rokaku (Hexagonal) Form**: The hexagonal shape carries specific associations in Japanese aesthetics. Its six sides echo the geometry of hexagonal — a symbol of longevity — and of snowflakes, linking it to winter and stillness. In tea practice, the rokaku kogo is considered a formal shape, suitable for gatherings where architectural precision in utensil selection conveys the host's care.
**Kagome Lattice Ground**: The basketweave pattern covering every surface is not mere decoration but a reference to woven bamboo — the material of everyday craft elevated to aesthetic principle. Shoami paints each intersection of the lattice with meticulous regularity, creating a textile-like ground that gives the figural elements (rabbits, flowers, characters) a stage upon which to perform.
**Zodiac Continuity**: The junishi — twelve-year zodiac cycle — has shaped Japanese material culture for centuries. A rabbit-year kogo is used not only during the Year of the Rabbit but also by hosts born in rabbit years, or simply to invoke the qualities the rabbit embodies: sensitivity, artistic temperament, and quiet perseverance. The object thus operates on multiple temporal registers simultaneously.
**The "吉" Reserve Panel**: One panel features the character for good fortune rendered in white against deep cobalt, surrounded by plum blossom sprays. This technique — leaving the character unglazed while flooding the surrounding area with pigment — requires extraordinary brush control. The result reads as light emerging from depth, an apt metaphor for the auspicious meaning the character carries.
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🔹 [ 日本語解説 ]
【基本情報】
• 作家：昭阿弥（Shoami）
• 技法：染付（呉須下絵付）＋蓋上兎摘み立体造形
• 時代：平成
• 産地：京都、日本
• 寸法：約5cm × 7cm
• 付属：木箱（「干支 卯 香合」銘・朱印「昭阿弥」）
• 状態：良好 — 細部まで完全、欠け・ヒビ・直しなし
【解説】
昭阿弥による干支・卯の六角香合。全面に籠目文様を緻密に描き、各面に兎・竹・梅花・「吉」の字などの吉祥モチーフを配した、見応えのある染付作品です。蓋上には愛らしい兎の摘みが立体的に造形されています。
昭阿弥は京都の陶芸家として知られ、繊細な染付技法に定評があります。本作では、籠目の幾何学的な地文と、兎や花鳥の具象的なモチーフが絶妙に共存し、手のひらの上の小宇宙を形成しています。
干支香合は、該当年の茶席はもちろん、卯年生まれの客を迎える席や、月にまつわる趣向の茶事にも相応しい道具です。六角形の端正なフォルムと細密な絵付けが、亭主の心配りを静かに物語ります。
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🔹 [ SHIPPING & PACKAGING ]
• Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days
• Carrier: Japan Post EMS / UPS (with tracking)
• Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials
*Six walls of woven cobalt. One rabbit at the summit, carrying moonlight into the tea room.*
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]
• Artist: Shoami (昭阿弥)
• Technique: Sometsuke (cobalt blue underglaze) with sculptural lid finial
• Era: Heisei period
• Origin: Kyoto, Japan
• Dimensions: Approx. 5 cm × 7 cm (2.0 × 2.8 in)
• Box: Wooden storage box inscribed "干支 卯 香合" with red seal stamps
• Condition: Excellent — fine detail intact, no chips, cracks, or repairs
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🔹 [ CULTURAL & ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]
The hexagonal kogo — rokaku-kogo — represents one of the more demanding forms in ceramic incense container design. Each of the six faces must be painted individually, yet the whole must cohere as a single visual field. Shoami rises to this challenge by establishing a dense kagome (basketweave) lattice ground across every surface, then embedding within each panel a distinct narrative element: rabbits in motion, bamboo leaves stirring, plum blossoms opening, and the auspicious character "吉" (good fortune) floating in white reserve against deep cobalt.
The rabbit — the zodiac animal of the Year of the Usagi — crowns the lid as a three-dimensional finial, its small form modeled with naturalistic charm. In Japanese cosmology, the rabbit is associated with the moon, with gentleness, and with the passage of seasons. Its presence atop this vessel connects the object to a specific cycle of time while remaining perpetually relevant within the seasonal vocabulary of chanoyu.
Shoami's work carries the quiet authority of Kyoto ceramic tradition, where technique is never displayed for its own sake but placed in service of cultural meaning. The density of painted surface here does not overwhelm — it creates a world in miniature, a contained garden of symbol and pattern that rewards sustained attention.
*"Six faces, each a window. One rabbit, watching the moon we cannot see."*
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]
**Rokaku (Hexagonal) Form**: The hexagonal shape carries specific associations in Japanese aesthetics. Its six sides echo the geometry of hexagonal — a symbol of longevity — and of snowflakes, linking it to winter and stillness. In tea practice, the rokaku kogo is considered a formal shape, suitable for gatherings where architectural precision in utensil selection conveys the host's care.
**Kagome Lattice Ground**: The basketweave pattern covering every surface is not mere decoration but a reference to woven bamboo — the material of everyday craft elevated to aesthetic principle. Shoami paints each intersection of the lattice with meticulous regularity, creating a textile-like ground that gives the figural elements (rabbits, flowers, characters) a stage upon which to perform.
**Zodiac Continuity**: The junishi — twelve-year zodiac cycle — has shaped Japanese material culture for centuries. A rabbit-year kogo is used not only during the Year of the Rabbit but also by hosts born in rabbit years, or simply to invoke the qualities the rabbit embodies: sensitivity, artistic temperament, and quiet perseverance. The object thus operates on multiple temporal registers simultaneously.
**The "吉" Reserve Panel**: One panel features the character for good fortune rendered in white against deep cobalt, surrounded by plum blossom sprays. This technique — leaving the character unglazed while flooding the surrounding area with pigment — requires extraordinary brush control. The result reads as light emerging from depth, an apt metaphor for the auspicious meaning the character carries.
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🔹 [ 日本語解説 ]
【基本情報】
• 作家：昭阿弥（Shoami）
• 技法：染付（呉須下絵付）＋蓋上兎摘み立体造形
• 時代：平成
• 産地：京都、日本
• 寸法：約5cm × 7cm
• 付属：木箱（「干支 卯 香合」銘・朱印「昭阿弥」）
• 状態：良好 — 細部まで完全、欠け・ヒビ・直しなし
【解説】
昭阿弥による干支・卯の六角香合。全面に籠目文様を緻密に描き、各面に兎・竹・梅花・「吉」の字などの吉祥モチーフを配した、見応えのある染付作品です。蓋上には愛らしい兎の摘みが立体的に造形されています。
昭阿弥は京都の陶芸家として知られ、繊細な染付技法に定評があります。本作では、籠目の幾何学的な地文と、兎や花鳥の具象的なモチーフが絶妙に共存し、手のひらの上の小宇宙を形成しています。
干支香合は、該当年の茶席はもちろん、卯年生まれの客を迎える席や、月にまつわる趣向の茶事にも相応しい道具です。六角形の端正なフォルムと細密な絵付けが、亭主の心配りを静かに物語ります。
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🔹 [ SHIPPING & PACKAGING ]
• Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days
• Carrier: Japan Post EMS / UPS (with tracking)
• Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials
*Six walls of woven cobalt. One rabbit at the summit, carrying moonlight into the tea room.*
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