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Underglaze Blue Urinal with Floral and Butterfly Motifs
Underglaze Blue Urinal with Floral and Butterfly Motifs
- カテゴリー
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- #Product
- 制作年（初号）
19世紀後期
- 製作者
Kato Monzaemon VI
- 製造元
Monzaemon Kiln, known as “Ikemon”
- サイズ
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径322×H643mm
- 素材・技法
Porcelain. The flower centers, withering leaf tips, and root areas are rendered in yellow and brown underglaze pigments. The leaf veins are highlighted using sumihajiki (ink-resist technique), creating strong white accents.
- 意匠登録番号
Unknown
- 肖像権・パブリシティ権保持者
Not registered
- 著作権登録番号
Not applicable
- 関連リンク
- 所蔵についての問い合わせ先
INAX Live Museum
Underglaze blue ceramic urinal decorated in an Art Nouveau–inspired style
詳細説明
The Monzaemon Kiln, also known as “Ikemon,” was a leading Seto (Aichi Prefecture) kiln producing underglaze blue porcelain and had earned high acclaim both in Japan and abroad since the Edo period. In particular, Kato Monzaemon VI specialized in finely detailed and elegant bird-and-flower motifs, producing porcelain vases and tableware that were widely exported. His works were exhibited and awarded at international and domestic expositions, including the Paris World’s Fair and Japan’s National Industrial Exhibitions. He was also active in research and development, creating large-scale porcelain pieces that were technically challenging, and expanding production from tableware to decorative objects.
This porcelain urinal, bearing the underglaze inscription “Kanjoen Ikemon-sei” on its side, began production around 1897. It was created with the same high level of craftsmanship and design applied to vases and tableware. Incorporating Art Nouveau–inspired decorative painting, it reflects the cutting-edge aesthetics of its time and demonstrates how advanced ceramic design was extended even to sanitary ware.
photo by. Kajihara Toshihide