This is a gorgeous red-painted incense case created in homage to the "Gos Red-Painted Incense Case" listed at the end of the second rank of the Western section of the Katamono Kohgo Banzuke. Similar to the original, it is painted with red and green glaze, and this piece has painting on the front. The seal of Sokuzen is stamped in the center of the foot. The accompanying box has "Red-Painted Flower Round Incense Case" on the lid and "Zengoro Zo" (Made by Zengoro) stamped on the back. As it is made by Eiraku Zengoro, it can be used with confidence at important tea ceremonies. There are no scratches or repairs. The incense case, box, and string are all in good condition. With a wooden box. Outer diameter 6.6 cm, inner diameter 5.6 cm, height 3.7 cm ▢16th Eiraku Zengoro (Sokuzen) 1917-1998 One of the Senke Jisshoku (Ten Craftsmen of the Sen Family). The eldest son of the 15th Seizen. He succeeded to the name of Zengoro at the age of 18 due to the sudden death of his father, Seizen. From 1937, he built the Shiroyama kiln at the villa of the Mitsui family and began full-scale pottery production. After the war, while producing many tea ceramics for the three Sen families amid the prosperity of the tea ceremony world, he formed the Kyoto Traditional Ceramic Artists Association with Kakunyu, the 14th Raku family, and served as its chairman. He received the Kyoto City Cultural Merit Award and the Kyoto Prefecture Cultural Award for Special Merit. [Reference] The Small Universe of the Senke Jisshoku's Handiwork, Sekai Bunka Publishing #Why not have your own tea utensils? #Chawan-ya Shokudo #TeaUtensils #IncenseCase #RedPainting #TeaCeremony #SennoRikyu #Omotesenke #SenSosa #Urasenke #SenSoshitsu #MushakojiSenke #SenMorimori #Painting #SenkeJisshoku #Eiraku #ColoredPainting #TeaCeremony #AntiqueArt #Kyoto #Tea #Stylish #TeaRoom #TeaSeating #TeaParty