江月宗玩作　二重切竹花入「晨涼」|Double-cut (Nijū-giri) Flower Container (Hanaire), named Cool Summer Morning (Shinryō)

Kōgetsu Sōgan

early 17th century · Bamboo, lacquer, gold · Asian Art

Cut from a single piece of bamboo, this double-windowed flower holder (hanaire) was created for the tea ceremony by Kōgetsu Sōgan, who mentions making it in his accompanying letter, now mounted as a hanging scroll. The son of Tsuda Sōgyū (died 1591), one of the San Sōshō (Three Greatest Tea Masters), Sōgan became a Zen monk of the Rinzai sect as well as the 156th head abbot of the Daitokuji Temple in Kyoto. In 1612 he built the famous Kohōan, a subtemple of Daitokuji, with the noted feudal lord, architect, garden designer, and tea master Kobori Enshū (1579–1647).

Artist

Kōgetsu Sōgan

Date

early 17th century

Medium

Bamboo, lacquer, gold

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Diane and Arthur Abbey Gift, 2019