Lot description

Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916)

A porcelain vase
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
Painted in polychrome enamels and gilt with white roses in bloom, the lower half of the body covered in a black glaze, base unglazed, signed on the underside with an impressed signature Kozan, fitted with a later lacquer cover for use as a mizusashi (water container for the tea ceremony)
With a wood storage box with a label of attestation written by Imaizumi Yusaku in 1919
8 1/8in (20.6cm) high

Footnotes

Imaizumi Yusaku (1850-1931) was an early curator of the Imperial Museum of Tokyo (Tokyo National Museum).

Quoted from the lot page, © Bonhams. Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art, 2017-09-13, lot 1345 ↗