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9:00 AM PT - Feb 19th, 2012
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Tea Service for five, 18 pcs., Satsuma, Kinkozan, Japan. Marked on bottom as being made by the famous "Koshida" - Koshida seems to have been a prolific maker of Satsuma from at least the 1880s. Much of their production was decorated by some of the best artists and bears their marks as well as Koshida's. Koshida would have closed about the same time as the Kinkozan factory and the business seems to have reopened post war, either by a family member or by someone simply using a well known name as a cachet.
Size (Largest): H. 7" x L. 7" x W. 3" Size (Smallest): H. 2" x L. 3.75" x W. 3.25" Weight: 7lbs 4oz Condition: Excellent. The typical Satsuma ware we most of the time come into contact with is a yellowish earthenware usually decorated with a minute decoration with Japanese figures, expressive faces or detailed oriental landscapes, or sometimes embellished with vivid dragons in relief. This ware is in fact an export product specifically designed in the mid 19th century to cater to the western export market. The Japanese themselves had very little interest in this ware. From around the 1890's to the early 1920's at least twenty and possibly more studios or factories were producing "Satsuma" wares of which much were of low quality and destined for the European and American export markets. At the same time, artists studio's were producing wares of the finest quality. Most of the marks will detail this ware since there were many masterpieces created during its heyday and several studios have created eternal fame for their names with these magnificent wares. It is easily recognized by its finely crackled glaze and by the fact that its earthenware body does not "ring" when tapped. The production soon spread to several cities such as Kyoto, Tokyo, Nagoya, Yokohama and elsewhere throughout Japan, from the Meiji period (1868-1912) up until today. Condition reportexcellent
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