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- Pseudonym of:
- Nonomura Seisuke
- Also called:
- Seiemon
- Flourished:
- 17th century
- Flourished:
- 1601 - 1700
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Ninsei: vase with feather fans
Vase with feather fans, white earthenware with overglaze enamels by Ninsei; in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland.
Ninsei
Japanese potter
Also known as: Nonomura Seisuke, Seiemon
Ninsei (flourished 17th century) was a Japanese potter active in Kyōto during the Edo period between the Meireki (1655–57) and the Genroku (1688–1703) eras. He learned the art of ceramics by working at the Awata-guchi kiln in Kyōto and the Seto kiln in Mino. His patron, the prince of the Ninna Temple at Omuro Katamachi, allowed him to build his kiln in front of the temple complex. He specialized in tea ceremony wares, notable for their delicate shapes and fine glaze and decorated in traditional motifs. Some of his finest works are his tea urns, or cha-tsubo.
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