TANAKA SAJIRŌ
(b. 1937)Karatsu waterjar with two lugs and recessed, knobbed lid, titled, As Clouds Form, 2025
Glazed stoneware
8 3/8 x 9 x 8 in.
Box title:
唐津水指 (Karatsu mizusashi); Karatsu Waterjar
銘 雲起る時 (Mei: Kumo okiru toki); Titled, As Clouds Form (The term 雲起時 is a reference to the line 行到水窮処、坐看雲起時, which is often used in Zen calligraphy)
Box signature:
令和七年極月 (Reiwa nana nen gokugetsu); December 2025
法月 佐次郎 (Hōgetsu Sajirō)
Box seal:法月 (Hōgetsu)
Box title:
唐津水指 (Karatsu mizusashi); Karatsu Waterjar
銘 雲起る時 (Mei: Kumo okiru toki); Titled, As Clouds Form (The term 雲起時 is a reference to the line 行到水窮処、坐看雲起時, which is often used in Zen calligraphy)
Box signature:
令和七年極月 (Reiwa nana nen gokugetsu); December 2025
法月 佐次郎 (Hōgetsu Sajirō)
Box seal:法月 (Hōgetsu)
