FIG. 17. HOT WATER PITCHER, SIIINO WARE TJie Cha-no-yu Pottery of Japan glaze, which presents many qualities of beautyworthy of close attention. The inscription in whiteslip—its only ornament—when translated reads :— One sip of the tea.One touch of the handWill bring renewed life. Kenzan copies… … FIG. l8. TEA BOWL, RAKU WARE, BY KENZAN of the ware is not his ow^n invention—that to othersmust be given the credit of its excellences ; butthat he has added a new charm to the object in itspoetic inscription is evident. No man wasbetter able to afford an admission of acknow-ledgment to others…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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