Antique Japanese Yokohama Ceramic MAKUZU KOZAN 宮川香山
Vase Ox Herders Style Kenzan
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See also: Sister Bowl/Vase with Ox Herder design
Type: Vase with Handle
Material: Glazed ceramic pottery
Age: 1880s
Origin/Maker: Yokohama, Japan, twice signed by Makuzu Kozan, one mark impressed on base, the other glazed on side in style of Ogata Kenzan)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makuzu_K%C5%8Dzan
Size: 9-5/8" tall
Weight: 2 lbs 3.8 oz (1015 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Collected: San Diego CA antique store MAY 2023
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No significant damage. No box.
Subject: A black kakiwake glaze (a feature borrowed from Miura Kenya's (Ogata Kenzan VI) ceramics) covers the bottom half of this vase, with painted designs of two oxen, two ox herders, and additional designs of birds and grass in colorful enamel and overglaze painted designs. Recalls Makuzu Kozan's original Kyoto Satsuma style, with design similarities to works by famous Kyoto ceramic artist Ogata Kenzan (note the signature in his style) and similarities to works by famous Kyoto ceramic artist Nonomura Ninsei.
Location:
Antique Japanese Yokohama Ceramic MAKUZU KOZAN 宮川香山 Vase Ox Herders Style Kenzan
Similar Examples:
See "Bridging East and West Japanese Ceramics from the Kōzan Studio". #30 - #39 have some similar features.
See also Bowl/Vase from the Ryan Snooks collection with similar Ox Herder design
See also: Sister Bowl/Vase with Ox Herder design
Type: Vase with Handle
Material: Glazed ceramic pottery
Age: 1880s
Origin/Maker: Yokohama, Japan, twice signed by Makuzu Kozan, one mark impressed on base, the other glazed on side in style of Ogata Kenzan)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makuzu_K%C5%8Dzan
Size: 9-5/8" tall
Weight: 2 lbs 3.8 oz (1015 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Collected: San Diego CA antique store MAY 2023
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No significant damage. No box.
Subject: A black kakiwake glaze (a feature borrowed from Miura Kenya's (Ogata Kenzan VI) ceramics) covers the bottom half of this vase, with painted designs of two oxen, two ox herders, and additional designs of birds and grass in colorful enamel and overglaze painted designs. Recalls Makuzu Kozan's original Kyoto Satsuma style, with design similarities to works by famous Kyoto ceramic artist Ogata Kenzan (note the signature in his style) and similarities to works by famous Kyoto ceramic artist Nonomura Ninsei.
Location:
Antique Japanese Yokohama Ceramic MAKUZU KOZAN 宮川香山 Vase Ox Herders Style Kenzan
Similar Examples:
See "Bridging East and West Japanese Ceramics from the Kōzan Studio". #30 - #39 have some similar features.
See also Bowl/Vase from the Ryan Snooks collection with similar Ox Herder design