Water Container, Sometsuke 染付馬之図水指

こちらの水指は、正面に二頭、裏側に一頭、馬が描かれています。豊藏先生は、ご自身が午年生まれであったことから、馬の絵をモチーフとして多く取り上げております。画家を目指されていたという豊藏先生の筆致には躍動感があり、共蓋の山水画も軽やかな陽射しが感じられそうな明るさがあります。
見込と蓋裏に「斗」と呉須でサイン。


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There are horses depicted on this water container, two in the front and one on the back. Toyozo often selects horse as a motif because he was born in a year of the horse, Chinese zodiac. Since he had studied to be a painter, his painting always has vigorous drawing lines. The landscape painting on the lid is also excellent, giving us a feeling of a bright sunlight. There are his signatures in the bowl and on the back lid.