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A large Japanese Kyoyaki vase by Kanzan Denshichi I (1821-1890),…
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Sydney
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24-May-2021
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A large Japanese Kyoyaki vase by Kanzan Denshichi I (1821-1890), Meiji period (1868-1912), the large baluster form porcelain vase with wide splayed foot, and two 'Shishi' form handles to the neck, covered in exceptionally fine overglaze enamel and gilded decoration with complex decoration of overlapping shaped reserves containing bird and flower and landscape scenes, the neck decorated with a lappet border of scrolling flowers and phoenixes. Six character mark in blue enamel to the base reading 'Dai Nihon Kanzan zo'. Together with the tomobako (original Japanese wooden box). 39.5 cm high, 16 cm diameter, other notes: Kanzan Denshichi (1821-1890) moved from the Koto kiln in Seto to Kyoto in 1862, and immediately opened a workshop creating fine porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration. He was one of the first ceramicists to collaborate and experiment with Austrian chemist Gottfried Wagener's new glaze and kiln technologies. In 1878 he won a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris. His work was commissioned by the Japanese Imperial Household Ministry for use in the Imperial residences, and can be found in the following collections: Sannomaru Shozokan (Museum of the Imperial Collections), Tokyo National Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, British Museum, Art Gallery of New South Wales, and Hamilton Art gallery.
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