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Makuzu Kozan Kiyomizu Yaki Koro, Japanese browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Stoneware: Pre 1900: item # 613787 Please refer to our stock # TCR1997 when inquiring.
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| A stunning antique koro incense burner decorated with a bramble of autumn foliage and dragonflies stamped Makuzu (Miyagawa Kozan, 1842-1916) on the base. The enamel decoration is applied over pale crackled glaze in the manner of the Kiyomizu Yaki ware of Kyoto, where Kozan worked before moving the kiln to Yokohama. There are 4 grated windows bordered in red allowing the fragrant smoke to escape. It comes in a wooden box and is in excellent condition. The piece is 3-1/2 inches (9 cm) diameter, 3 inches (7 cm) tall. Makuzu Kozan was born to a long line of potters, working in the family studio from a young age. In 1851 the kiln was relocated from the Chiyoin temple grounds to Makuzugahara by Miyagawa Chozo, Kozans father, at which time the wares were granted the name Makuzu ware by Prince Yasui-no-Miya. Kozan officially inherited the family name in 1860, although, according to the Ashmolean catalog Bridging East and West (ISBN0-911886-39-7), had already been running the studio for several years due to his fathers illness. At this point the Makuzu name was strongly associated with Ninsei ware and Raku tea utensils for both the Zen tea ceremony and Sencha tea wares, supplying pieces to the Imperial family and Kyotos Noble elite. With freedom of movement following the Meiji restoration (1868), the kiln was relocated to Yokohama in 1871. This piece was found in Kyoto, and although not definitive proof, is evidence in support of the idea the piece dates from that Kyoto era between 1851 and 1871. | ||||||||||
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