Minneapolis Institute of Art
Hanging flower vase (hana ike)
Ōtagaki RengetsuLinkedCulture matchlcp-d57afe1ffd25
- Date
- ca. 1870
- Medium
- Stoneware
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 120193
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
Ōtagaki Rengetsu’s distinctive calligraphy is a subtle and elegant yet integral part of this hanging flower vase. While her professional career floundered for many years, it was only in her late forties and early fifties when this nun-turned-poet literally made her mark on ceramics of everyday objects that she became famous. Her poetry and calligraphic style has been emulated and forged and it is said Rengetsu had even signed forgeries as her own works in order to help other potters’ studios succeed. The poem on the vase reads: My happy times stretch out like a long cucumber; how many have there been? Rengetsu Japan, Asia
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- Credit line
- Gift of Gordon Brodfuehrer
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