KINKOZAN: A FINE SATSUMA CERAMIC ‘MANDARIN DUCKS’ DISH

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KINKOZAN: A FINE SATSUMA CERAMIC ‘MANDARIN DUCKS’ DISH By the Kinkozan workshop, signed and sealed Kinkozan zo Japan, early 20th century, late Meiji (1868-1912) to Taisho period (1912-1926) Of circular form, with shallow, gently curved sides supported on a short, slightly tapered foot. The interior richly decorated in vivid polychrome enamels and gilded accents, to depict a charming scene of a pair of mandarin ducks, the male proudly standing upon a small rock at the stream bank observing his female counterpart as she swims in the calm waters below. The couple is surrounded by flowering cherry trees announcing the arrival of spring, as well as evergreen pine trees, which partially obscure thatched-roof pavilions in the distance, with a waterfall cascading over a cliff in the background. The composition framed along the rim by a gilt border decorated with a key-fret pattern. The underside signed and sealed within a square reserve KINKOZAN zo [made by Kinkozan]. DIAMETER 18.5 cm The Kinkozan workshop was one of the most successful producers of so-called ‘Kyo-Satsuma’ (Kyoto Satsuma) wares. Like their equivalents from Osaka, Yokohama, and Tokyo, these pieces were Kyoto’s response to the Western demand for delicately painted Japanese pottery. The exhibits at the 1867 Paris Expo fascinated the West and a great admiration for Japanese cultures known as Japonisme made exports of Kyo-Satsuma ware increase drastically.

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