Auction Archive · A007
MAKUZU (MIYAGAWA) KŌZAN (1842-1916) A Magnificent Pair of Stoneware Vases Meiji era (1868-1912), mid/late 1870s (2)
| House | Bonhams |
|---|---|
| Sale | (no. 29505) |
| Date | 2024-09-18 |
| Lot | 802 |
| Estimate | USD 15,000–20,000 |
| Result | USD 15,360 (inc. premium) |
| Dimensions | 17in (43.2cm) high (2) |
| Mark (as catalogued) | — |
| Generation | Kōzan I (as catalogued) |
| Source | bonhams.com lot page |
Catalogue description解説
PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS MAKUZU (MIYAGAWA) KŌZAN (1842-1916) A Magnificent Pair of Stoneware Vases Meiji era (1868-1912), mid/late 1870s A pair of stoneware vases of broadly cylindrical form with wider central sections and slightly flared mouths, each covered in a crackled-cream Satsuma-style glaze and modeled in very high undercut polychrome relief respectively with a male and a female bird on a flowering tree branch, the reverse of the vase with the female bird also with two nestlings in the hollow of a tree trunk, the grounds further decorated in gold and colors with flowering plants, the necks and feet with bands of floral ornament, each with a numbered handwritten label in Japanese on the base 17in (43.2cm) high (2).