Category:

Municipally Designated Tangible Cultural Property (Craft)

Title:

Daienji kotenmyo araregama

The Hailstone-Textured Kotenmyo Tea Kettle of Daienji Temple

大圓寺古天明霰釜

No. of features:

One kettle

Designated:

January 19, 1961

Location:

Daienji Temple

335 Futtono, Minuma Ward

Owner:

The religious juridical person of Daienji Temple

Description:

  From the Muromachi period (1336-1573). In 1804, the Edo-period tea kettle maker Nagoshi “Yagoro” Kenpuku left a note stating that this piece was made sometime between 1528 and 1532.

The kettle’s opening is 11.8 cm in diameter, the body is 20.9 cm in diameter, and the kettle stands 17.7 cm tall. The mouth of the kettle is made in the “kuriguchi” style, where a short, curving neck swells out to meet the body of the pot in a clear delineation. 26 rows of hailstone-shaped decorations line the kettle from the shoulders to the base.

Associated Texts:

(1986). “Cultural Properties in Omiya” (vol. 2). Omiya Board of Education.

This cultural property is not currently on public display. Please seek permission from its owners/curators before viewing. Please be courteous towards other visitors and the site’s owners/curators when visiting this cultural property.

Inquiries (Japanese only)

Cultural Heritage Preservation Division, Department of Lifelong Learning, Board of Education Secretariat　

TEL：048-829-1723 FAX：048-829-1989

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