Large Kutani Porcelain Sculpture of Goddess of Mercy
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Pre 1920 item# 899335 (stock# R119)
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Very rare and extremely large Japanese Blue and White Kutani Porcelain Sculpture
of Kannon, the Goddess of Mercy and Compassion. High quality porcelain with beautiful blue glazing. It
has very dynamically painted phoenix and other images beautifully painted as part of a fine composition. She is presented in a spiritual and graceful pose.
Her face has a beautiful serenity filled with compassion. A beautiful work of art from all angles. Excellent
condition with no chips, cracks, hairlines, or flaws. The mark on the bottom reads 'Kutani Kikusenon'. Height: 22 inches, 56 cm.
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Spectacular Masterpiece Porcelain Vase by Gyokuzan
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Pre 1900 item# 833556 (stock# R277)
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A Spectacular Masterpiece Porcelain Vase by the Meiji Period Master, Gyokuzan (Chin Jukan XII). High relief decoration with an array of details of spectacular enamel glazes and wonderful raised images. A magnificent delight for the viewer. 18.25 inches (46.5cm) high x 30 inches (76cm) circumference. Several Chin Jukan XII (also known as Gyokuzan) pieces are in the holdings of the Museum of the Imperial Collections (Sannomaru Shozokan) in Tokyo, which only occasionally puts them on view for the general public. His pieces are also in the permanent collection of the Tokyo National Museum.
The Chin Jukan kiln is the only kiln in Miyama, Japan run by descendants of the original Korean potters brought to the Kagoshima area in September 1597. Chin Jukan XII (Gyokuzan) himself is widely credited for making Satsuma internationally famous.
In 1858, he was appointed head of the government factory at Nawashiro-gawa. The Lord of Satsuma gave Korean potters including the Chin family favorable treatment. Their pottery was continually refined and its technical base broadened under the patronage of Lord Shimazu’s family. When feudalism was abolished in 1868, the factory had to be closed. It was subsequently opened under the auspices of a company. Jukan was retained as the superintendent. In 1873, he sent a pair of large Satsuma flower vases to the International Exposition in Austria. They were highly praised and a campaign was started to introduce Satsuma pottery to America, Russia, Australia, and many other countries. In 1874, he set up his own company, assuming the art name Gyokuzan (also spelled Gyokusen or Giokozan). These were hard economic times. He employed indigent, destitute potters as assistants, and succeeded in reviving the manufacture of the celebrated Nishiki-de Satsuma faience, bringing financial and artistic success to himself and his community. His Naeshirogawa pottery studio is currently operated by Chin Jukan XV at Miyama in Kagoshima (Kyushu). Now, over 20 young apprentices from throughout Japan and Korea work there. There is presently a museum of Chin Jukan works in Miyama.
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Arita Charger with Beautiful Performance of Okina
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Pre 1900 item# 626783 (stock# R163)
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Important Japanese Arita Charger with complex glazes, featuring a performance of Okina by a Noh actor set into an extraordinary design. Okina was traditionally performed for a royal audience. This piece was most likely made for royalty or aristocracy. There are many interesting motifs and intricate patterns in this wonderful work of art. Different from Noh and Kyogen, Okina is a performing art patterned after an ancient ritualistic ceremony. It is related to a folk ritual in which an ancient god brought blessings to the people, and was seen as a prayer for many descendants, peace and tranquility in the land, and bountiful harvests. 16.5 inches, 42cm. From a widely renowned and published collection that has been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum and Japan Society.
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