Width: 28cms
Height: 30cms
Depth: 28cms
Date: Circa 1880
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Product Code: KPCE277
Artist / Company: Ryozan for the Yasuda Company
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From our collection of Japanese Meiji-era (1868-1912) Satsuma ware, this very fine vase with complex and lively panoramic scenes of a village on the banks of Mount Fuji.
It appears to be a stop-off for pilgrims on their way to the sacred mountain. Some are travelling by foot, some accompanied by mules with supplies, and a few by boat.
Toro lanterns and way markers can be seen among the brightly coloured crowds of people and a Torii gate with paper Shide streamers can be glimpsed in the background. One side of the vase features distinguished men and women admiring cherry blossom, and socialising while children play blind man’s bluff.
The two main panels are on a complex multilayer ground made up of Mon (emblems) and patterns inspired by Kimono fabrics. The main Mon featured is that of Oda no Nobobunaga, (one of the leading figures during the Sengoku period of Japan). Also seen on the shoulders of the vase is the Mon of the Tokugawa clan, it is also a common symbol in Japan used to represent the last Shogunate.
Signed Ryozan for Yasuda Great Japan with the Shimazu crest. The vase is 30cm in height, 28cm across at the widest point and 16cm across at the neck.
Offered in fine condition as shown in the images. Please don’t hesitate to contact us for further information, additional images or to arrange a viewing.
Click on the video below to see a slide-show of photographs of this wonderful piece:
Shide
Shide are paper streamers used to decorate shinto shrines in Japan, they are also used in purification rituals.
Torii
A Torii is a traditional Japanese gate often found at the entrance of Shinto shrines. It marks the transition between the mundane and sacred.
Toro
A Toro is a traditional Japanese lantern often made out of stone and often found around Buddhist or Shinto temples.
Cherry Blossom
Cherry blossom is a well known symbol of Japan It is beautiful but fleeting and represents Spring – a time of renewal. It serves to remind us of the fleeting nature and beauty of life.
Yasuda Company
Yasuda were a Kyoto based satsuma company active during the Meiji Period (1868-1912) they had many famous artists working for them including Ryozan and Hozan.
Ryozan
Ryozan is one of the most celebrated of the Japanese Satsuma artists he was one of the masters working at the Yasuda factory.
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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