Very fine Japanese Ko-Hirado(antique hirado)porcelain incense burner is in the shape of foo dog or lion.
It is gorgeous and superb.

This incense burner is separated into four parts.
The four foots are shaped Foo dog which different face from body design.
The design drawn in the cylinder can be appreciated from the hole worked into the biggest body parts.
The incense is put in this cylinder.

The Hirado is porcelain of typical Japan as well as Imari and Nabeshima...

Dating from mid Edo period(1688-1764).
Japanese Imari blue and white porcelain charger("sometsuke ozara")is decorated all over with circled flower and arabesque pattern("hana karakusa")in hand painted on a white ground.

The exterior is decorated with flower and arabesque pattern too.
The fine porcelain charger decorated in the center with triangle form peony design in the arabesque circular pattern.

"Kaku Uzufuku" mark on the base.
This mark is signed frequently in mid...

Fine incense burner with Korai style(utsushi) by Makuzu Kozan 2nd(1859-1917).
An utsushi is learned from a past master but is not a simple imitation.
It is expected to not only copy the exterior, but to embrace the spirit of the master's work and yet add the unique interpretation and flavor of its creator.

There is seal of "Makuzu" on the back of the body and sign of "Makuzu Kozan" on the back of lid of Tomobako(original wooden kiri-box).

The body is shaped big bird, ther...

Makuzu Kozan 1st(1842-1916)bowl for sweets.
This is a technique of "Kenzan utsushi(style).
A big flower of camellia is painted from white glaze and gold enameling are very good.

An utsushi is learned from a past master but is not a simple imitation.
It is expected to not only copy the exterior, but to embrace the spirit of the master's work and yet add the unique interpretation and flavor of its creator.
While Kozan first was producing ceramic works for the foreign markets...

Suwa Sozan(1851-1922)works.
A celadon incense burner with neat form and simple design and carved in silver made globe with phoenix design.
The scene in which a scent is emitted from the phoenix danced on a globe is imagined.

Suwa Sozan came from a military family.
He worked in porcelain, first in Tokyo in 1875; from 1879 to 1900 he worked in Ishikawa-ken, then moved to Kyoto, where he worked with Kinkozan until 1906, when he set up his own workshop in Gojozaka.
He seems to...

Suwa Sozan 1st(1851-1922)work.
The quite same jar is also on the Nasser D Khalili collection.
A celadon jar with an ovoid body decorated with a shoal of sturgeon-like fish modelled in low relief and painted in undergraze red and grey and lightly incised with water weeds.

Suwa Sozan came from a military family.
He worked in porcelain, first in Tokyo in 1875; from 1879 to 1900 he worked in Ishikawa-ken, then moved to Kyoto, where he worked with Kinkozan until 1906, when he set...

This beautiful small Buddha(Syakamuni)seated is made from white porcelain by Suwa Sozan the First(1852-1922).

Suwa Sozan came from a military family.
He worked in porcelain, first in Tokyo in 1875; from 1879 to 1900 he worked in Ishikawa-ken, then moved to Kyoto, where he worked with Kinkozan until 1906, when he set up his own workshop in Gojozaka.
He seems to have specialized in ceramic carving and in the making of celadon.
He was made an Imperial Artist in 1917.
It is sa...

Miyagawa Kozan 1st(1842-1916)works.

An utsushi is learned from a past master but is not a simple imitation.
It is expected to not only copy the exterior, but to embrace the spirit of the master's work and yet add the unique interpretation and flavor of its creator.
Old satsuma means the early stages of Satsuma-yaki.

It has pure silver (100% silver)globe with migrants shape cutting work.
One repaired part on the foot.
However, this part has also fine patina.

S...