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MAKUZU KOZAN II (HANZAN) (1858-1940)
A small porcelain vase
Showa era (1926-1989), circa 1926-1940
Of baluster form and finely painted in shades of black enamel with six
ducks silhouetted against a white background shading to gray, signed in
underglaze blue Makuzu Kozan sei within incised and cobalt blue bands
4 1/2in (11.5cm) high
US$1,000 - 1,500

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MAKUZU KOZAN II (HANZAN) (1859-1940)
A stoneware vase
Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th century
The squat vase with a square shoulder and decorated with herons by
a rocky formation in a white, black and mottled brown glaze with gilt
highlights, impressed signature Kozan on underside; with a fitted wood
stand
1113 5 1/4in (13.3cm) high

US$1,500 - 2,500
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KORANSHA WORKSHOP
A porcelain vase with lacquered woven bamboo case
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
The rounded shoulder finely painted in underglaze blue with a wide
band depicting a continuous Chinese-style landscape with country
dwellings along a waterway bordered by tall mountains, the lower
portion encircled by a separately woven rattan and bamboo case
with the plaiting pattern heightened by a reddish-brown lacquer
coating, the underside with the Koransha Orchid Studio mark
9 1/2in (24.2cm) high
US$3,000 - 5,000

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A LARGE LACQUER KARABITSU (STORAGE BOX)
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
The cylindrical ribbed box fitted with four legs and a domed cover
and decorated in an overall design of hollyhock crests, scrolling vines
and linked lozenges in two shades of gold hiramaki-e against a gold
nashiji ground, the gilt-bronze hardware carved with a repetition of
the overall design against a nanako ground
19 3/4in (50.1cm) high, 22in (55.8cm) wide (at the feet)
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US$1,500 - 2,500
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