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† MAKUZU KOZAN: A FINE PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASE WITH A PROCESSION OF NOMI AND SHIRAMI (FLEAS AND LICE)
Lot 208 - JPN0625
By the Makuzu Kozan workshop, signed Makuzu-gama Kozan sei
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
The globular body supported on a spreading foot with recessed base and rising to a slender waisted neck, finely decorated beneath the transparent glaze in a pale lavender to depict a procession of nomi and shirami, all personified walking with bundles on their shoulders made of spikes parodying the Daimyo’s procession (sankin-kotai). Signed at the base Makuzu-gama Kozan sei [made by Kozan, the Makuzu kiln].
HEIGHT 19.7 cm
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities, few small pits and fire cracks with associated glaze lines.
Sankin-kotai was a policy of the Tokugawa shogunate requiring daimyo to alternate residence between their domain and Edo each year. This system aimed to control the feudal lords and prevent rebellion. Daimyo had to maintain two residences, one in their domain and another in Edo, incurring significant financial strain due to travel and upkeep. The frequent relocation also kept them under constant surveillance by the shogunate, weakening their military and political power. Additionally, daimyo families were required to live permanently in Edo as hostages, further ensuring the loyalty of the lords.
Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916), also known as Miyagawa Kozan, was a potter who moved his ceramics studio from his hometown of Kyoto to the port city of Yokohama in 1870. His early works copying styles and forms derived from earlier Japanese and Chinese ceramics soon found favor with Western buyers and his business quickly expanded. Kozan’s work was also much admired within Japan and achieved special notoriety after the Meiji Emperor touched one of his vases at the First National Industrial Exhibition in 1877.
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