Satsuma Dish, Signed Kinkozan
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Pre 1900 item# 181578 (stock# 2B-644)
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This lovely Kyoto Satsuma earthenware dish with its creamy crackled body has been molded in the form of a lotus leaf and decorated in soft transparent overglaze enamels and gilt. It is signed “Kinkozan zo” in gold enamel on the reverse lip rim and dates to the mid-to late 19th century. The furled edge of the plate and the molded leaf veins simulate a living lotus leaf, and the reverse has a very realistically molded stem in high relief. Both front and back have bold floral decorations in soft shades of crimson, green, yellow, purple, blue, black transparent enamels and gold. The floral motifs are accentuated with gilt cloud formations. Satsuma is the well known long-admired form of Japanese ceramics in which faience (pottery) is covered with a glaze that produces a beautiful network of minute crackles and is itself ornamented with polychrome enamels and gilt decoration. Satsuma was created by individuals whose great technical skills were combined with gracefulness of form and a careful mixture of compounded hues. Early motifs were simple, elegant and graceful interpretations of nature executed in soft enamels and outlined in either black or gold. Kyoto Satsuma has a creamy ground which is much admired for its softness in appearance, and it is generally covered with a kaleidoscope of colors and cloudy masses of gold. One of the most important lines of Kyoto school Satsuma potters was that of the Kagiya family, now known as Kinkozan. Condition is excellent, with only one tiny chip on the back rim. Dimensions: 8 3/8” diameter, 1 ¼” high.
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Kenzan Style Dish in Molded Square Form
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Pre 1900 item# 196244 (stock# SB-30)
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This square earthenware Kyo-yaki (Kyoto ware) dish in Kenzan style has been freely decorated with an iron brown enamel tree branch and green enamel bamboo leaves on a buff crackle-glazed ground beneath a glossy transparent glaze. Edo period, early 19th century. The transparent glazed base is signed “Kenzan.” The short sides of the dish, which are glazed in a cobalt blue design on the exterior, have an iron oxide brown lip rim and foot rim. This square form dish is called a “kakuzara”. Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743) was a potter and poet who worked in Kyoto producing earthenware articles with underglaze decoration. His designs were bold yet sketchy and quite unconventional for his day. He was superb color stylist and used unusual combinations of color. He is one of Japan’s most famous ceramic artists, and his works are noted for their bold coloring and brilliant execution. Condition is excellent. Dimensions: 8 5/8” square, 1” high.
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Kenzan Style Dish in Molded Rectangular Form
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Pre 1900 item# 190438 (stock# SB-29)
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This rectangular earthenware Kyo-yaki (Kyoto ware) dish in Kenzan style has been boldly decorated with blossoming plum branches on a cobalt blue and buff crackle-glazed ground. Edo period, early 19th century. The unglazed base is signed “Kenzan.” The short sides of the dish, which are also glazed in similar colors, have an iron oxide brown lip rim. The iron brown and cobalt blue enamels are freely painted beneath a glossy transparent glaze. There is a short inscription in cobalt blue in the upper left corner. Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743) was a potter and poet who worked in Kyoto producing earthenware articles with underglaze decoration. His designs were bold yet sketchy and quite unconventional for his day. He was superb color stylist and used unusual combinations of color. He was one of Japan’s most famous ceramic artists, and his works are noted for their bold coloring and brilliant execution. Condition is excellent. Dimensions: 7 ½” x 4 ¼” x 1” high.
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Signed Edo Period Satsuma Vase, Osumi Kiln
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Pre 1900 item# 99105 (stock# SES-1)
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This rare early Japanese Satsuma vase of wheel-thrown, ovoid shape with waisted neck and everted collared lip, dates to the mid-19th century. It is boldly decorated in rich overglaze enamels and burnished gold and silver with two samurai riding on horseback. Floral medallions and pine branches drape the shoulder, and the wide lip is gilded. There is an extensive red signature on the foot, which we have been unable to identify. Satsuma is the well known long-admired form of Japanese ceramics in which faience (pottery) is covered with a glaze that produces a beautiful network or crackles and is itself ornamented with polychrome enamels and gilt decoration. Satsuma was created by individuals whose great technical skills were combined with gracefulness of form and a careful mixture of compounded hues. Early motifs were simple, elegant and graceful interpretations of nature. Shortly before the end of the Edo period (1850-1868), figures in the forms of processionals, Buddhist disciples and warriors were incorporated into the motifs, as exemplified by this vase depicting samurai on horseback. The Satsuma wares of Osumi province are bold in appearance. They tend to have a body tint that shades towards buff, with very defined crackles. The enamels employed were bold and brilliant, highlighted and enhanced with gilt. CONDITION is excellent. DIMENSIONS:7 ½” (19.1 cm) high, 4 ½” (11.5 cm) diameter at shoulder.
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