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Japanese Chokko Sake Cup Set, YUZO, SOZAN, SEIFU, TOZAN browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Porcelain: Pre 1920: item # 947325 Please refer to our stock # TCR2708 when inquiring.
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| A set of ten uniquely crafted guinomi sake cups by some of Kyotos most famous 20th century artists, enclosed in a wooden box uniquely signed and stamped by each artist with an accompanying description of the piece. There is included in the set (reading the box lid from right to left), Ito Tozan, Daimaru Hokuho (Hoppo), Suwa Sozan, Miura Chikken (Chikusen III), Kiyomizu Rokube, Toko, Suiseki, Mashimizu Zoroku, Takahashi Dohachi and Seifu Yohei. The sake cups are all stamped, and inside the box lid each piece is individually described followed by the signature and stamp of each artist (ex. Tetsu-e cup, Rokube). All cups are perfectly preserved and include a wonderful assortment of ceramic styles. Whether this was sold originally as a set, or someone bought the box and did a trip around the GojonoSaka area visiting kilns is unclear. It is a most rare and significant collection of sake cups representative of the Kyoto ceramic tradition. Each measure roughly 2-1/4 inches (5.5 cm) in diameter. Ito Tozan I (1846-1920) began his artistic career studying painting in the Shijo manner under Koizumi Togaku before moving to the plastic arts under a number of teachers, including Takahashi Dohachi. He began using the name Tozan in 1895, and later received a number of prizes from the Imperial family, as well as being internationally acclaimed in the Paris, Chicago and Amsterdam Exhibitions. He was named a member of the prestigious Imperial Art Academy in 1917, three years before his death. He worked very closely with his adopted son, Ito Tozan II (1871-1937). He too began life as a painter, but his talent was seen by Tozan I, who adopted him and converted him to pottery, where he both succeeded and excelled as a member of one of Kyotos most well known pottery families. The line unfortunately died with the third Tozan in 1970. Hokuho (also Hoppo) would have been rated in the top 10 porcelain artist of Kyoto active from the Meiji through the early Showa eras. Sozan (1852-1922) was born in Kutani country, present day Ishikawa prefecture, where he initially studied before moving to Tokyo in 1875. Over the next 25 years he would gravitate between Tokyo and Kanazawa, working at various kilns and research facilities. He again relocated, this time to Kyoto in 1900 to manage the Kinkozan Studio. His name became synonymous with celadon and refined porcelain. He was succeeded by his adopted daughter upon his death. He is held in the Kyoto National Museum among many others. His daughter Torako worked for many years directly under her father, and brought a refined elegance to his somewhat austere style. Her works were purchased by the Imperial Household Agency. Chikken (1901-1990) was born the third son of Miura Chikusen I in 1900, and set out on his own path with the new name Chikken early in his career, establishing his own kiln in 1934 choosing traditional Kenzan-Ninsei styles. Rokube V (Rokuwa, 1874-1959), of course, apprenticed under Rokube IV, but also studied painting under the great Shijo School artist Kono Bairei. The world of ceramics owes him a great debt as he supplied the kiln for pottery genius Kawai Kanjiro. Takahashi Dohachi was one in the line of great porcelain masters of Kyoto. The family began potting in the 18th century, and was brought to the forefront of porcelain by the second generation head of the family. From then it was known as one of the top three families in Kyoto for porcelain production. The fifth generation took control of the kiln in 1897. The last cup is likely the work of the fourth generation Seifu, dating from the 1920s. Seifu, unlike many potters of the time, was low production and tenacious in approach. The third generation head of the family (d. 1914) was honored as a member of the Imperial Art Academy (Teishitsu Gigei-In). | |||||||||||
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