Kyoto-Satsuma vase by Ito Tozan I (1846-1920)
Japan, Kyoto
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Of baluster form decorated with flying cranes amongst clouds in overglaze enamels and gilding. Iron-red mark to the base. 11cm high, 5cm diameter.
Catalogue 316.
Ito Tozan I (1846-1920) opened his own workshop in Awata, Kyoto in 1867 after serving an apprenticeship with Kamiya Kyokutei. His work is predominantly in earthenware and stoneware developing in complexity as his life progressed. In 1917 he was made an Artist to the Imperial Household, one of only five ceramicists to achieve this award over the fifty or so years that it ran. He was a leader among ceramicists of his generation and is remembered for his experimentation with kiln design as well as his ceramics. A master of both colour and decorative pattern his later works stand clear of his competitors for their originality and impact.
Japan, Kyoto
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Of baluster form decorated with flying cranes amongst clouds in overglaze enamels and gilding. Iron-red mark to the base. 11cm high, 5cm diameter.
Catalogue 316.
Ito Tozan I (1846-1920) opened his own workshop in Awata, Kyoto in 1867 after serving an apprenticeship with Kamiya Kyokutei. His work is predominantly in earthenware and stoneware developing in complexity as his life progressed. In 1917 he was made an Artist to the Imperial Household, one of only five ceramicists to achieve this award over the fifty or so years that it ran. He was a leader among ceramicists of his generation and is remembered for his experimentation with kiln design as well as his ceramics. A master of both colour and decorative pattern his later works stand clear of his competitors for their originality and impact.
Japan, Kyoto
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Of baluster form decorated with flying cranes amongst clouds in overglaze enamels and gilding. Iron-red mark to the base. 11cm high, 5cm diameter.
Catalogue 316.
Ito Tozan I (1846-1920) opened his own workshop in Awata, Kyoto in 1867 after serving an apprenticeship with Kamiya Kyokutei. His work is predominantly in earthenware and stoneware developing in complexity as his life progressed. In 1917 he was made an Artist to the Imperial Household, one of only five ceramicists to achieve this award over the fifty or so years that it ran. He was a leader among ceramicists of his generation and is remembered for his experimentation with kiln design as well as his ceramics. A master of both colour and decorative pattern his later works stand clear of his competitors for their originality and impact.