Vintage Japanese Mizusashi by Matsuyama Gaei c1960's Peacock Glaze Tea Ceremony 6" Kaidandansu written in Japanese Kanji characters

written in Japanese Kanji characters are the words in Japanese for manju (see picture 11)

Motif: Oni disguised as wandering monk with drum and scroll

are set into both the scabbard and grip

The paired rings may represent family crests

Vintage Japanese woodblock print by Toshi Yoshida from 1972 titled Mt Rainier in the Winter

Vintage Japanese Mizusashi by Matsuyama Gaei c1960's Peacock Glaze Tea Ceremony 6" Kaidandansu written in Japanese Kanji charactersThis truly rare beauty was made in the highly renowned Matsuyama Gaei () family kilns in Hyogo prefecture during the mid Showa era c1960's. The Mizusashi is traditionally used in the Japanese Tea Ceremony as a vessel for cold clean water. This hand thrown pottery Mizusashi is decorated in the Peacock glaze (Kujakuyu ) that the Gaei family made famous throughout Japan and internationally. Though relatively contemporary, this is a piece of art that