ATTRIBUTED TO MAKUZU KŌZAN (1842-1916)
A Porcelain Covered Jar
Meiji era (1868-1912)
Of ovoid form decorated in blue, green, yellow, and red enamels and gilt, realistically modeled as a tea jar contained in a net bag, the shoulder wrapped in a brocade cloth decorated in chrysanthemums and leafy tendrils gathered at the neck and knotted with a cord, with a label inscribed []koku Iwai
14 3/4in (37.4cm) high
Footnotes:
For two nearly identical jars by Makuzu Kōzan of this size and shape in the Khalili Collection, see Oliver Impey et al., The Nasser D. Khalili Collection, vol.5, Ceramics, part I: Porcelain, London, Kibo Foundation, 1995, cat no. 78; and Miyagawa Kozan rekidaiten unei iinkai, ed., Minato Yokohama ga sodateta Makuzuyaki (Makuzu ware: Product of Yokohama Port), Yokohama, Yokohama-shi Kyoiku Iinkai, 1989, cat. no. 70.