Width: 6cms
Height: 11cms
Depth: 6cms
Date: Circa 1880
£4,500
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Product Code: KPCE314
Artist / Company: Kozan
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From our collection of antique Japanese earthenware pottery, this delightful pair of Satsuma vases signed Kozan and dating to around 1880. Each conical-formed vase stands on three foot and is decorated at the top and the bottom with a repeated geometric pattern.
Five floral-shaped panels adorn the body of each vase with a colourful, mille-fleur Cherry blossom ground. The beautifully decorated panels depict scenes of boys playing a large drum, boys playing with dogs and sticks and a masked performer and dancer. There are also scenes of blossoming cherry trees. The overall theme of these vases seems to be the fleeting buy joyous nature of childhood.
Both vases signed Kozan to the underside and offered in very good condition as shown in the photographs. Please don’t hesitate to contact us for further information, images, video or to arrange a viewing.
Click on the video below to see a slideshow of photographs of this beautiful piece:
Boys Festival
The Boys festival (Tango no Sekku) was one of the five annual ceremonies held at the Imperial Court, and was celebrated on the 5th of May, until 1948 there was a separate Girl’s day (Hinamatsuri) which was celebrated on the 3rd of March. The two days are now both celebrated on the 5th May and it is a national holiday set aside to respect children’s personalities and to celebrate their happiness.
Cherry Blossom
Cherry blossom is a well known symbol of Japan, it is beautiful but fleeting, it represents spring, a time of renewal and reminds us of the fleeting nature of life.
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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