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A Museum Quality Kinkozan Satsuma Chawan – Meiji -2 browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Earthenware: Pre 1920: item # 880595 Please refer to our stock # ICHI 4515 when inquiring.
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| Description Continued: The chawan measures 5 ½” diameter at the top and is 2 ¾” high. There is a fine raised gold signature on the base that translates as “Kinkozan”. This type of raised gold signature was reserved by the Kinkozan ceramicists for their finest quality Satsuma pieces. The bowl is in excellent condition – there is a stable hairline on the base that can be seen in two of the photos – it does not go through to the other side of the chawan. We date this piece to the Golden Age of Satsuma, circa 1885-1905. A true masterpiece of Satsuma that ranks with Japan’s finest. Kinkozan was a Japanese family of ceramicists. They were active in Kyoto. The first-generation head, Kinkozan Gen’emon, established a kiln at Awataguchi in the Shoho era (1644–8). At first the family produced utilitarian objects, but later they made teabowls for the tea ceremony (chado). By the time of the Meiji Restoration (1868), Kinkozan wares were being actively exported. Their quality varied from cheap, harshly coloured porcelains, such as akae (‘red design’) wares decorated with pictures of warriors, to exquisitely designed craft objects made of fired porcelain. This chawan is one of the finest examples of their top of the line items. | |||||||||||||||
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