Tea Ceremony Utensil: Incense Container Kutani Ware Artist: Saichi Matsumoto Matsumoto Pottery From the Matsundo kiln, established in 1833 (Tenpo 4) Descendant of Sahei Matsumoto, and grandson of the leading Kutani researcher, Sataro Matsumoto, born into a family of traditional Kutani ware artists. He pours his heart and soul into creating new Kutani ware for the new era. Artwork: "Phoenix Flying in Golden Clouds" Truly a new style of Kutani ware. The moment I encountered this piece, I was deeply impressed. I fell in love with the unprecedented, generous form of the phoenix and the beautiful, generous shape of the gold-colored clouds. Size: 6.3 cm Height: 2.5 cm I have kept this treasured item for a long time. I will pass it on to someone who appreciates it. Purchased at the "Great Kutani Ware Exhibition" at the Fukuoka Tamaya Department Store Approximately thirty years ago. I purchased a Mizusashi (water container) by Yasokichi Tokuda for 800,000 yen. The incense container was 120,000 yen. Price Reduction: 20,000 yen -> 18,000 yen -> 17,000 yen -> 16,500 yen -> 15,300 yen