This is an elegant work that depicts a dragon mirror and expresses the color of celadon. "Ryukyo" (dragon mirror) is a type of imitation mirror, mainly made in Japan during the Kofun period, modeled after Chinese bronze mirrors. Mirrors were believed to have the power to ward off evil, so they were used in rituals and buried with the deceased as burial objects in ancient tombs. Because of this meaning, it does not specifically refer to the Chinese zodiac, so it can be used in various tea ceremonies, not just in the Year of the Dragon. The "Tozan" seal is on the back of the incense container, and the inscription "Seiji Ryukyo Kago Tozan Zo" is stamped on the lid of the accompanying box. There are no scratches or repairs. With original box. With original cloth. Diameter 7 cm, Height 2 cm ▢ Tozan Ito III 1900-1970 Third generation of the Tozan kiln of Awata ware. The eldest son of the second generation Tozan. He studied under the first and second generation Tozan, who were Imperial Artists. In his youth, he served as an assistant to Shoji Hamada. He graduated from Kyoto Painting School and studied painting under the painter Yoshiki Oe. In 1933, he received a special selection at the Teiten Exhibition, and his "Yaemugura Vase" was purchased by the Empress. In 1938, he succeeded to the name of Tozan III. In 1955, his work "Akane Vase" exhibited at the Nitten Exhibition was delivered to the Imperial Household Agency, and in 1959, his "Early Spring Vase" was delivered to the Crown Prince's Palace. In 1961, he was commissioned to exhibit at the Kyoto-Paris Exchange Ceramic Art Exhibition (3 works exhibited at the Nitten Exhibition), and in 1964, he presented the "Kikka Vase" to the Hitachi-no-miya family. In 1969, he received an award for the 100th anniversary of the founding of Meiji. The following year, 1970, he passed away in a car accident. [References] Rakkan Kayo Daijiten Tankosha Bijutsuka Meikan Bijutsu Club #Why not have your own tea utensils? #Chawan-ya Shokudo #Tea ceremony #Incense container #Dragon mirror #Tokokazari (decorative display in a tea room) #Sumitori (charcoal basket) #Sumdemae (charcoal procedure) #Tea utensils #Tozan Ito #Kyoto #Kyoto ware #Ro (sunken hearth) #Furo (portable brazier) #Sanshike (three major tea ceremony schools) #Omotesenke #Urasenke #Mushakojisenke #Tea ceremony #Koicha (thick tea) #Usucha (thin tea) #Antique art #Tea room #Tea party #Kyoto #Beauty #Art