{"product_id":"petit-kogo-ko-sometsuke-en-forme-de-losange-a-decor-de-boeuf-chine-jingdezhen-dynastie-ming-premiere-moitie-du-xviie-siecle","title":"Small ko-sometsuke lozenge-shaped kōgō with ox decoration, China, Jingdezhen, 17th century","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSmall lozenge-shaped ko-sometsuke kōgō with ox decoration\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina, Jingdezhen, 17th century.\u003cbr\u003eBlue and white porcelain for the Japanese market.\u003cbr\u003eWith its \u003cem\u003eshifuku\u003c\/em\u003e 仕覆 and wooden storage box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall blue and white porcelain \u003cem\u003ekōgō\u003c\/em\u003e, lozenge-shaped \u003cem\u003ehishigata\u003c\/em\u003e, with a fitted lid. The lid is painted in underglaze cobalt blue with an ox, rendered with great economy of means. The body and sides of the lid feature an oblique grid pattern, forming a tight network that accentuates the geometry of the form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe interior is covered with a transparent glaze. The unglazed resting areas and edges show traces of use and soiling. These irregularities, visible on the contact parts and on the upper edge of the body, correspond to the material vocabulary of the \u003cem\u003eko-sometsuke\u003c\/em\u003e made in Jingdezhen for Japanese taste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis small box belongs to the culture of \u003cem\u003ekōgō\u003c\/em\u003e used in the tea world. Its lozenge shape, animal decoration, and deliberately free design are in line with the Japanese taste for Chinese porcelains intended for \u003cem\u003echanoyu\u003c\/em\u003e. The subject of the ox, treated without detailed narration, gives the piece a simple and direct presence, close to the spirit of small tea objects chosen for their character rather than for their technical perfection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe presence of a \u003cem\u003eshifuku\u003c\/em\u003e, a textile protective case closed by a cord, is an important indication of Japanese reception. It signals that the object was preserved as a tea utensil worthy of individual protection. This type of case accompanies cherished objects, transmitted and handled within a connoisseurship context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis form belongs to the small \u003cem\u003eko-sometsuke kōgō\u003c\/em\u003e of codified or singular forms, appreciated by tea connoisseurs and listed in the culture of \u003cem\u003ekatamono kōgō\u003c\/em\u003e. Their prestige was consecrated in Japan by ancient classifications of \u003cem\u003ekōgō\u003c\/em\u003e, notably the \u003cem\u003eKatamono Kōgō Banzuke\u003c\/em\u003e, 形物香合相撲, which hierarchized the famous forms of Chinese and Japanese incense boxes used in \u003cem\u003echanoyu\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: traces of use, soiling of unglazed parts, wear consistent with handling and firing of this type of porcelain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e height approx. 2.7 cm; width approx. 7.2 cm; depth approx. 3.7 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sinapango ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54167418077530,"sku":null,"price":2200.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/8568\/1242\/files\/004DF23A-F908-4B39-80F6-FB4A0149147F.jpg?v=1780376535","url":"https:\/\/sinapango.com\/en\/products\/petit-kogo-ko-sometsuke-en-forme-de-losange-a-decor-de-boeuf-chine-jingdezhen-dynastie-ming-premiere-moitie-du-xviie-siecle","provider":"Sinapango ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}