Top-Shaped Incense Container, Named Mukashi Otoko (Man of Ancient Times) 南蛮独楽香合 銘 昔男なんばんこまこうごう むかしおとこ
Description
甲盛りの丸く扁平な「平独楽」の香合。生産地はタイともインドともいわれ、現段階では判然としないが、いかにも茶人好みの侘びた趣がある。細川三斎所持の伝来があり、その後江戸時代の豪商として名高い鴻池家に伝わり、松永安左エ門から当館に寄贈された。
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ColBase
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
Last updated
March 16, 2026