Page 122 - Fine Japanese Art October 28, 2020 Galerie Zacke

121 | KOSHIDA: A LOBED SATSUMA CERAMIC BOWL Koshida was a productive maker of the finest Satsuma ware,
WITH ‘TROMPE L’OEIL’ BAMBOO DESIGN employing some of the most talented artists for the elaborate
painting of their pieces. The manufactory closed around the same
By the Koshida company, signed Koshida time as the more famous Kinkozan.
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
DIAMETER 12.6 cm, HEIGHT 5 cm
The five-lobed bowl with a gilt rim above a red and gilt border, a Condition: Superb condition with only very minor wear and
short foot ring and a recessed base. The exterior and interior are manufacturing flaws, the glaze with very fine craquelure as
masterfully decorated with bamboo stalks and leaves, in various expected from this type of ware.
tones of green enamel and outlined in gold, in such a way that that Provenance: American East Coast private collection.
the depiction appears continuous from the exterior to the
interior when viewed from the right angle, a striking effect! Estimate EUR 1,200
Two-character signature KOSHIDA in gold on a red ground. Starting price EUR 600

Trompe-l’œil (French for
‘”deceive the eye”’) is an art
technique that uses realistic
imagery

122 | CHOSHUZAN:
A FINE PAIR OF
SATSUMA VASES
WITH HAWK
AND PINE TREE
By Choshuzan, signed Choshuzan
Japan, early 20th century, Meiji period
(1868-1912)

Of baluster form with a short broad neck,
everted lip, and recessed base, painted
in polychrome and gilt enamels with a
hawk on a pine tree branch with leaves,
the shoulder and lower body with various
gilt and polychrome borders, all against
a fine craquelure ground. Signed in gold
underneath CHOSHUZAN.
HEIGHT 22.3 cm each
Condition: Excellent condition with minor
wear to the enamels.
Provenance: Formerly in the collection
of a Portuguese ambassador to Japan,
after receiving them as part of an official
gift.
Estimate EUR 1,500
Starting price EUR 750

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