Lot details By Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916), signed Makuzu Japan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912) Each well-modeled in the form of a ho-o (phoenix) supporting a candle holder suspending mock rings on its back, its stout feet and elegantly curved tail forming the base, finely decorated in gilt and polychrome enamels with lotus, foliate, tasseled shippo, diapered brocade, and pendent lappet designs as well as sinuous three-clawed two-horned dragons, the base with the impressed signature MAKUZU. HEIGHT 18.9 cm Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and minimal firing irregularities. Provenance: From a private collection in New York, USA. Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916), also known as Miyagawa Kozan, was a potter who moved his ceramics studio from his hometown of Kyoto to the port city of Yokohama in 1870. His early works copying styles and forms derived from earlier Japanese and Chinese ceramics soon found favor with Western buyers and his business quickly expanded. Kozan’s work was also much admired within Japan and achieved special notoriety after the Meiji Emperor touched one of his vases at the First National Industrial Exhibition in 1877. Museum comparison: Compare a closely related phoenix-form candlestick by Makuzu Kozan, dated circa 1870-1880, 20 cm high, in the Kruizenga Art Museum, Hope College, object number 2013.6.2.
Lot details By Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916), signed Makuzu Japan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912) Each well-modeled in the form of a ho-o (phoenix) supporting a candle holder suspending mock rings on its back, its stout feet and elegantly curved tail forming the base, finely decorated in gilt and polychrome enamels with lotus, foliate, tasseled shippo, diapered brocade, and pendent lappet designs as well as sinuous three-clawed two-horned dragons, the base with the impressed signature MAKUZU. HEIGHT 18.9 cm Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and minimal firing irregularities. Provenance: From a private collection in New York, USA. Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916), also known as Miyagawa Kozan, was a potter who moved his ceramics studio from his hometown of Kyoto to the port city of Yokohama in 1870. His early works copying styles and forms derived from earlier Japanese and Chinese ceramics soon found favor with Western buyers and his business quickly expanded. Kozan’s work was also much admired within Japan and achieved special notoriety after the Meiji Emperor touched one of his vases at the First National Industrial Exhibition in 1877. Museum comparison: Compare a closely related phoenix-form candlestick by Makuzu Kozan, dated circa 1870-1880, 20 cm high, in the Kruizenga Art Museum, Hope College, object number 2013.6.2.
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