Harvest of Wheat

Sekino Jun'ichiro

1972

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Ku35. The kalash is a vessel traditionally used in Hindu worship, or puja, to hold water, milk, or ghee, for pouring over a deity. This kalash is decorated in the traditional Kutch coriander motif, but superimposed on that pattern are the animal depictions that are the mark of Oomersee Mawji. Mawji, particularly among all other Indian smiths, was able to breathe life into his animals, as he showed the anguish of a mortal attack, the adrenaline rush of a hunt, or the scampering of a deer. The kalash is an example of Oomersee at his best.
On of a pair of hanging scrolls, (.2) male carp, to be hung on on right. Companion scroll is (.1) female with young carp, to be hung on left.
Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Gokuin Sen’emon, Utagawa Toyokuni, ink and color on paper
Bowl with inverted rim, with olive glaze with incised floral motifs on interior and faint cloud motifs on exterior, and five spurmarks in well