Japanese Antique Makuzu Kozan
Blue & White Porcelain Wine Ewer
Dragons & ShiShi

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Type: Wine Ewer / Teapot
Material: Porcelain
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Makuzu Kozan I (Miyagawa Kozan I), Yokohama, Japan. Signed with underglaze blue six character mark in a rectangular seal on base.
Miyagawa (Makuzu) Kōzan (宮川香山) (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, Kōzan won prizes at 51 exhibitions, including the World's Fair and the National Industrial Exhibition. His name was originally Miyagawa Toranosuke.
Size: 7-3/8" tall (18.732 cm)
Height - 19 cm , 7 1/2”, Width - 20 cm, 7 7/8”, Depth - 9.5 cm, 3 3/4”.
Weight: 1 lbs 5.9 oz (620 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Philip Carrol Antiques, 17 DEC 2020
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos.
Subject: Sculpted dragon handle and spout in style of Chinese wine ewer. Underglaze blue and white designs of ShiShi (Chinese Guardian Lions / Komainu / Foo Dogs / Foo Lions) and flowers.
Location
Japanese Antique Makuzu Kozan Blue & White Porcelain Wine Ewer Dragons & ShiShi
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Type: Wine Ewer / Teapot
Material: Porcelain
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Makuzu Kozan I (Miyagawa Kozan I), Yokohama, Japan. Signed with underglaze blue six character mark in a rectangular seal on base.
Miyagawa (Makuzu) Kōzan (宮川香山) (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, Kōzan won prizes at 51 exhibitions, including the World's Fair and the National Industrial Exhibition. His name was originally Miyagawa Toranosuke.
Size: 7-3/8" tall (18.732 cm)
Height - 19 cm , 7 1/2”, Width - 20 cm, 7 7/8”, Depth - 9.5 cm, 3 3/4”.
Weight: 1 lbs 5.9 oz (620 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Philip Carrol Antiques, 17 DEC 2020
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos.
Subject: Sculpted dragon handle and spout in style of Chinese wine ewer. Underglaze blue and white designs of ShiShi (Chinese Guardian Lions / Komainu / Foo Dogs / Foo Lions) and flowers.
Location
Japanese Antique Makuzu Kozan Blue & White Porcelain Wine Ewer Dragons & ShiShi