Scholar Object: Suitaki Round Water Dropper from Late Edo to Early MeijiSometimes an object feels old and this one does. It must have been beloved by a Japanese scholar or painter who used it everyday in painting or calligraphy. The round shape feels good to the touch, and its designs look like flower petals folded towards the center "air" hole. The ochre color of the Shino Glaze has varying shades of brown, intensified by the richer dark lines that separated the petals. Take a look at the base, it has rich stains from

bands of lines can be seen

one stood on its hind legs nibbling the ear of the other

Dimension: 2

This tradition continues on to the present time

My familiarity of the story has faded in time

In the post 1970's period

Please note the stopper was glued to the bottle and cannot be opened

they potters fled south and found a place on the estuary of the the Pearl River

He was also presenting auspicious flowers

for painting

The carving found a stone of two colors

It has the simplicity of form of Ming Dynasty