Kawamoto 川本
Antique Japanese Yokohama Kutani Porcelain Plate Samurai Fighting
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Type: Plate
Material: Porcelain
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Kawamoto Kengo 川本健吾, Yokohama, Japan. Maker's mark on base of 川本 (Kawamoto)
川本
【川本健吾】
本町1丁目18
東京の陶器商に川本秀雄という名前(京橋区)があるので、川本健吾のものか、 その方の扱ったものなのかは不明である。
主な受賞歴
◎第3回内国勧業博覧会
褒状 彩磁花瓶 1双杜若模様
加藤健吾
◎五十二会東京陶磁器部 第64回 明治32年
4等賞
◎京濱聯合第一回陶画共進会 明治36年
協賛銀賞牌 Vol.12 (1903)
No.136
◎第5回内国勧業博覧会 明治36年
2等賞
◎セントルイス万国博覧会 明治38年 銅賞
◎五二共進会 明治39年
有功銀牌 Vol.15 (1906) No.171
◎東京勧業博覧会
紀念褒状3等賞 上絵付磁器各種 Vol.15 (1906) No.180
◎名古屋開催聯合共進会 3等賞 Vol.18 (1909) No.215
◎日英博覧会 明治43年 銅賞
Kawamoto
[Kawamoto Kengo]
Honmachi 1-18
There is a Tokyo pottery dealer named Kawamoto Hideo (Kyobashi Ward), so it is unclear whether this item belonged to Kawamoto Kengo or was handled by him.
Major Awards
◎3rd Domestic Industrial Exposition
Certificate of Commendation: Pair of Iris Patterned Porcelain Vase
Kato Kengo
◎64th Tokyo Ceramics Division, 1899
4th Place
◎1st Kyoto-Hin Joint Ceramic Painting Exhibition, 1903
Sponsored Silver Medal, Vol. 12 (1903)
No. 136
◎5th Domestic Industrial Exposition, 1903
2nd Place
◎St. Louis World's Fair, 1905
Bronze Medal
◎52nd Exhibition, 1906
Silver Medal for Merit, Vol. 15 (1906) No. 171
◎Tokyo Industrial Exposition
Commemorative Award, Third Prize, Overglaze Porcelain, Vol. 15 (1906) No. 180
◎Nagoya Joint Exhibition, Third Prize, Vol. 18 (1909) No. 215
◎Japan-British Exhibition, Meiji 43, Bronze Medal
Size: 7 1/4" diameter (18.415 cm)
Weight: 6.3 oz (180 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected:
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips. Some light surface wear.
Subject: Yokohama export porcelain plate, in Kutani style, by Kawamoto Kengo 川本健吾. With detailed painted designs of two dark dressed samurai police, brandishing jitte clubs (a symbol of the samurai police), and equipped with swords at their sides, against a man dressed in blue and green. With three white birds, trees, and mountains in the background.
Location:
Kawamoto 川本 Antique Japanese Yokohama Kutani Porcelain Plate Samurai Fighting
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See also:
Type: Plate
Material: Porcelain
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Kawamoto Kengo 川本健吾, Yokohama, Japan. Maker's mark on base of 川本 (Kawamoto)
川本
【川本健吾】
本町1丁目18
東京の陶器商に川本秀雄という名前(京橋区)があるので、川本健吾のものか、 その方の扱ったものなのかは不明である。
主な受賞歴
◎第3回内国勧業博覧会
褒状 彩磁花瓶 1双杜若模様
加藤健吾
◎五十二会東京陶磁器部 第64回 明治32年
4等賞
◎京濱聯合第一回陶画共進会 明治36年
協賛銀賞牌 Vol.12 (1903)
No.136
◎第5回内国勧業博覧会 明治36年
2等賞
◎セントルイス万国博覧会 明治38年 銅賞
◎五二共進会 明治39年
有功銀牌 Vol.15 (1906) No.171
◎東京勧業博覧会
紀念褒状3等賞 上絵付磁器各種 Vol.15 (1906) No.180
◎名古屋開催聯合共進会 3等賞 Vol.18 (1909) No.215
◎日英博覧会 明治43年 銅賞
Kawamoto
[Kawamoto Kengo]
Honmachi 1-18
There is a Tokyo pottery dealer named Kawamoto Hideo (Kyobashi Ward), so it is unclear whether this item belonged to Kawamoto Kengo or was handled by him.
Major Awards
◎3rd Domestic Industrial Exposition
Certificate of Commendation: Pair of Iris Patterned Porcelain Vase
Kato Kengo
◎64th Tokyo Ceramics Division, 1899
4th Place
◎1st Kyoto-Hin Joint Ceramic Painting Exhibition, 1903
Sponsored Silver Medal, Vol. 12 (1903)
No. 136
◎5th Domestic Industrial Exposition, 1903
2nd Place
◎St. Louis World's Fair, 1905
Bronze Medal
◎52nd Exhibition, 1906
Silver Medal for Merit, Vol. 15 (1906) No. 171
◎Tokyo Industrial Exposition
Commemorative Award, Third Prize, Overglaze Porcelain, Vol. 15 (1906) No. 180
◎Nagoya Joint Exhibition, Third Prize, Vol. 18 (1909) No. 215
◎Japan-British Exhibition, Meiji 43, Bronze Medal
Size: 7 1/4" diameter (18.415 cm)
Weight: 6.3 oz (180 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected:
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips. Some light surface wear.
Subject: Yokohama export porcelain plate, in Kutani style, by Kawamoto Kengo 川本健吾. With detailed painted designs of two dark dressed samurai police, brandishing jitte clubs (a symbol of the samurai police), and equipped with swords at their sides, against a man dressed in blue and green. With three white birds, trees, and mountains in the background.
Location:
Kawamoto 川本 Antique Japanese Yokohama Kutani Porcelain Plate Samurai Fighting













































