Miyagawa "Makuzu" Kōzan Taka-Ukibori Shinkatsu Ceramic Vases Meiji Era ca. 1878

Item Details

Miyagawa “Makuzu” Kōzan (Japanese; b. 1842-1916)
Untitled, ca.1878 (Meiji Era)
White porcelain shinkatsu ware with gilded polychromatic enamel overglazes
Signed to the base
Makuzu Kōzan studio double gourd exhibition stamp to the bottom of the vases
Inscribed in kanji

Miyagawa ‘Makuzu’ Kōzan was born into a family of potters based in Kyoto, Japan. When he claimed his father’s business in 1860, Kōzan became a master ceramicist of the Meiji era. He was known for creating the ‘taka-ukibori’ high sculptural relief technique to differentiate from the typical ‘kinrande’ decoration of satsuma ware.
Kōzan won awards in the 1876 Centennial International Exposition in Philadelphia and the 1878 Paris World Exposition and many more. In 1896, Kōzan became the artist to the Imperial Household, the highest artistic achievement in Japan.

Condition

- minor wear and glaze crawling; some chips and scratches; visible crack along the lip of one vase.

Dimensions

- vases measured together; one vase measures 8.5“ W x 13.5“ H

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Item #

ITMG594411