Width: 11cms
Height: 26cms
Depth: 11cms
Date: Circa 1880
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Product Code: KPCE317
Artist / Company: Kizan
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From our collection of antique Japanese earthenware ceramics, this finely decorated Satsuma vase signed Kizan and with intricate design showing a procession of people. A Matsuri float takes centre stage with people sitting inside in order to welcome the Gods. On the reverse, a Mikoshi is being carried by a team of people. Each figure in the procession is beautifully painted wearing lavish robes clearly wanting to look their best for the occasion.
Signed Kizan to the underside along with the Shimazu crest. Offered in very good condition as shown in the photographs. Please feel free to contact us for additional information, images or to arrange a viewing.
Click on the video below to see a slideshow of photographs of this beautiful piece:
Matsuri float
Matsuri float, also known as “Dashi” or “Sansha”, is a type of float that is either pulled or carried during a festival in Japan. It is a general term used to refer to any float that is used for this purpose. The terminology used for Matsuri floats can be inconsistent and varies by region in Japan. Some of the most common names used for these floats include Kasaboko, Danjiri, Yamahoko, Yamakasa, and Hikimono. Furthermore, Dashi and Yatai floats are sometimes called Hikiyama and Yama.
Dashi floats are an important component of Japanese festivals and were originally designed to look like mountains. This reflects the concept of Mountain worship, where people believed that spirits resided in the mountains. The spears and swords that adorn the tops of the dashi serve as markers for these divine spirits, and people ride on top of the dashi to help welcome the gods. Dashi have wheels and are pulled by people and can carry passengers as well.
Mikoshi is used to carry kami in a procession called Shinko-shiki. People carry the Mikoshi on their shoulders, while dashi are pulled by people. People are not allowed to ride on a mikoshi because it is only for gods.
Dashi floats can be seen in many festivals in Japan, such as the Takayama Matsuri in Gifu Prefecture and the Kanda Matsuri in Tokyo. During the Takayama Matsuri, ten dashi floats go through the city in the day and at night. The Kanda Matsuri has both dashi floats and mikoshi, with people wearing traditional clothes walking through the streets.
Satsuma
Satsuma ware is a type of earthenware pottery originating from the Satsuma province in Southern Kyūshū, Japan’s third largest island. The first kilns were established here is the 16th century by Korean potters kidnapped by the Japanese for their extraordinary skills, prior to this there was no ceramic industry in Satsuma.
The first presentation of Japanese arts to the West was in 1867, Satsuma was one of the star attractions, it was this that established the satsuma aesthetic we are most familiar with today. This export style reflects the foreign tastes of the time, popular designs featured millefleur (million flower), and complex filled in patterns. Many pieces featured panels depicting typical Japanese scenes to appeal to the west such as pagodas, cherry blossom, birds and flowers and beautiful ladies and noble men in traditional dress. The height of popularity for Satsuma was the Meiji Period and many of the most beautiful and artistically accomplished works were made during this time.
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