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Japanese Chokko Sake Cup Set, TOZAN, SEIRYUDO, SOHO browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Stoneware: Pre 1920: item # 947384 Please refer to our stock # TCR2709 when inquiring.
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| A set of ten uniquely crafted guinomi sake cups by artists of Kyotos GojonoSaka kiln area enclosed in a wooden box uniquely signed and stamped by each artist with an accompanying description of each piece. There is included in the set (reading the box lid from right to left), Okamoto Tameharu, Kawai Einosuke, Ohara Sonzaburo (1880-1943), Asami Ryuzo, Ito Suito, Morino Kako, Yonezawa Soho, Yusaku, Ito Tozan and Katsuo Seiryudo. 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. Shozu-Hai, Ryuzo). 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. 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. Yonezawa Soho was a prominent member of the Sozan kiln, and father of the third Suwa Sozan. | ||||||||||||
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