Rare Antique Japanese Vase Miyagawa Makazu Kozan Ca. 1900 Cherry Blossom Tree Flambe Glaze 19th / 20th Century

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Description

MAGNIFICENT TREE-FORM VASE

MIYAGAWA (MAKUZU) KOZAN (1842-1916)

CA. 1900



DIMENSIONS

About 12 1/4" x 7 1/2" x 8"

DESCRIPTION

Glazed … Read more MAGNIFICENT TREE-FORM VASE

MIYAGAWA (MAKUZU) KOZAN (1842-1916)

CA. 1900



DIMENSIONS

About 12 1/4" x 7 1/2" x 8"

DESCRIPTION

Glazed ceramic vase in tree trunk form, with raised cherry blossom vines and branches. Streaked blambe glaze in blue, purple bark texture.

Miyagawa Kōzan I (1842–1916) was a Japanese ceramist. He was appointed artist to the Japanese Imperial household and was one of the major potters of the Meiji era. From 1876 to 1913, he won prizes at 51 exhibitions, including the World's Fair and the National Industrial Exhibition. His name was originally Miyagawa Toranosuke. Outside Japan he is also known as Makuzu Kōzan. The most distinctive feature of Kozan's works in the early period was the unprecedented amount of three-dimensional sculptures applied to them. This three-dimensional decoration technique was called Takaukibori. This was an epoch-making technique that was able to create three-dimensional shapes at a low cost compared to Satsuma ware, which requires a high production cost to create three-dimensional shapes. Birds such as raptors and pigeons, mammals such as bears and cats, crustaceans such as crabs, plants such as cherry blossoms and grapes, and fictional creatures such as oni and anthropomorphic frogs were frequently used as motifs for sculptures. During the 1890s Kōzan developed a style of decoration that combined multiple underglaze colours on each item.



CONDITION

Overall excellent. No chips, dings or cracks (all visible in the images). A MAGNIFICENT WORK BY AN ACKNOWLEDGED MASTER JAPANESE POTTER IN MINT CONDITION. See less