Lot 265
FINE AND LARGE APPLIQUÉ-DECORATED 'IMMORTAL' EARTHENWARE VASE
MAKUZU KOZAN (1842-1916) STYLE
£6,300
Auction: 12 September 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
宮川香山風格 高浮雕神仙人物紋大型方瓶 帶硬木座
of square section, decorated in enamels and gilt, each side moulded and carved in a rectangular panel with immortals in high relief, four sides of the shoulders set with moulded mythical beast heads, all against the ground with karakusa and peonies, unmarked
Dimensions
62.8cm high
Provenance
Private Scottish collection, Edinburgh
Footnote
Makuzu Kozan, also known as Miyagawa Kozan, was a potter from Kyoto who set up a workshop in the suburbs of Yokohama in 1871 to produce ceramics for export to Europe and North America. His vases with their high-relief modelling and use of bright colours and gilding, are classic examples of Japanese export products made to appeal to the Victorian taste. An example of Kozan's work, with high-relief decorations, is in the Ashmolean Museum, accession no. EA2008.65
