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RARE Japanese Late Edo Period Iron Red Koto-Yaki Kotoware Vase 9 3/4"H
RARE Japanese Late Edo Period Iron Red Koto-Yaki Kotoware Vase 9 3/4"H
RARE Japanese Late Edo Period Iron Red Koto-Yaki Kotoware Vase 9 3/4"H
RARE Japanese Late Edo Period Iron Red Koto-Yaki Kotoware Vase 9 3/4"H
RARE Japanese Late Edo Period Iron Red Koto-Yaki Kotoware Vase 9 3/4"H
RARE Japanese Late Edo Period Iron Red Koto-Yaki Kotoware Vase 9 3/4"H
RARE Japanese Late Edo Period Iron Red Koto-Yaki Kotoware Vase 9 3/4"H
RARE Japanese Late Edo Period Iron Red Koto-Yaki Kotoware Vase 9 3/4"H
RARE Japanese Late Edo Period Iron Red Koto-Yaki Kotoware Vase 9 3/4"H
RARE Japanese Late Edo Period Iron Red Koto-Yaki Kotoware Vase 9 3/4"H
RARE Japanese Late Edo Period Iron Red Koto-Yaki Kotoware Vase 9 3/4"H
RARE Japanese Late Edo Period Iron Red Koto-Yaki Kotoware Vase 9 3/4"H
RARE Japanese Late Edo Period Iron Red Koto-Yaki Kotoware Vase 9 3/4"H
RARE Japanese Late Edo Period Iron Red Koto-Yaki Kotoware Vase 9 3/4"H
RARE Japanese Late Edo Period Iron Red Koto-Yaki Kotoware Vase 9 3/4"H
RARE Japanese Late Edo Period Iron Red Koto-Yaki Kotoware Vase 9 3/4"H
RARE Japanese Late Edo Period Iron Red Koto-Yaki Kotoware Vase 9 3/4"H
RARE Japanese Late Edo Period Iron Red Koto-Yaki Kotoware Vase 9 3/4"H
RARE Japanese Late Edo Period Iron Red Koto-Yaki Kotoware Vase 9 3/4"H
RARE Japanese Late Edo Period Iron Red Koto-Yaki Kotoware Vase 9 3/4"H
RARE Japanese Late Edo Period Iron Red Koto-Yaki Kotoware Vase 9 3/4"H
RARE Japanese Late Edo Period Iron Red Koto-Yaki Kotoware Vase 9 3/4"H
RARE Japanese Late Edo Period Iron Red Koto-Yaki Kotoware Vase 9 3/4"H
RARE Japanese Late Edo Period Iron Red Koto-Yaki Kotoware Vase 9 3/4"H
RARE Japanese Late Edo Period Iron Red Koto-Yaki Kotoware Vase 9 3/4"H

RARE Japanese Late Edo Period Iron Red Koto-Yaki Kotoware Vase 9 3/4"H

$ 792.0

  • Age: 1850-1899
  • Color: Red
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
  • Primary Material: Porcelain & Pottery
  • Region of Origin: Japan

Description

Up For Sale: ANTIQUE JAPANESE LATE EDO PERIOD KOTO-YAKI (KOTOWARE) IRON RED VASE. THE VASE IS ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF KOTO-YAKI I'VE EVER SEEN. BOTH IN THE PAINTING AND SHAPE OF THE PIECE. THIS VASE HAS BOTH INCISING ON THE TOP SECTION OF THE NECK OF THE VASE AND PIERCED HANDLES. ALL THE DETAILS ARE OF VINES AND FLOWERS WHICH REALLY SETS THIS PIECE APART FROM OTHER EXAMPLES. A WONDERFUL LANDSCAPE IS PAINTED AROUND THE ENTIRE VASE OF WHAT LOOKS LIKE LAKE BIWA, WITH MOUNT IBUKI IN THE BACKGROUND. I FINE MIX OF IRON RED AND GOLD GILT WERE APPLIED. A GREAT DEAL OF DETAIL WENT INTO THE LANDSCAPE. EVERY PATCH OF FOLIAGE/TREES IN BOTH FOREGROUND AND BACKGROUND OF THE ARTWORK ARE CAREFULLY APPLIED SHOWING A DIVERSE ARRAY OF WONDERFUL SHAPES AND DETAILS. TWO PEOPLE CAN BE SEEN CROSSING BRIDGE, LOOKING OUT AT THE OPEN WATER. HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS ARE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE DENSE FOLIAGE. THE RIM OF THE PIECE HAS CIRCULAR PATTERNS AROUND IT AND SLIGHTING GOING INTO THE VASE. I'D DATE THIS PIECE IN THE 1850's. DURING THAT TIME THE KILN THIS WARE WAS PRODUCED FELL UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE HIKONE CLAN (FROM 1842-1860). WHEN THE KILN WAS UNDER THERE PROTECTION WAS WHEN THEY CREATED SOME OF THE MOST FINE AND INTRICATE WORK CREATED BRINGING IN ARTISTS FROM KYOTO. THE BOTTOM BASE IS MARKED WITH A KOTO MARKING. THIS ITEM IS IN GREAT VINTAGE CONDITION FOR ITS AGE. THE GLAZE HAS CRACKLING, THERE IS SOME SMALL PAINT WEAR IN SOME AREAS (IN PHOTOS), THE INCISED AND PIERCED AREAS HAVE MORE CRACKLING/HAIRLINE CRACKS (NOT BROKEN). THIS PIECE WAS PURCHASED FROM A SERVICE WOMAN WHO WAS IN THE ARMED FORCES. SHE COLLECTED ASIAN AND GERMAN PORCELIAN. SHE'D BUY AND MAIL THE ITEMS BACK TO HER HOME ADDRESS. BELOW IS SOME HISTORY OF THE KOTO-YAKI AND THEIR KILN. Koto wares were ceramic products made in and around Hikone Castle of Ominokuni (Shiga Prefecture). The first kiln is said to have been the Kinuya kiln (in the castle town of Hikone), which started operation around 1829. In 1842 it fell under the protection of the Hikone clan as a clan-operated kiln and its size was expanded and techniques were improved. The aim was to produce high-class ceramic products. It was Ii Naosuke, the 13th lord of the Hikone clan, who was the most eager to produce ceramics. He invited potters from all over Japan and summoned painters such as Kosai and Meiho from Kyoto, thus trying to improve the wares. However, Ii was killed by assassins outside of the Sakurada Gate in 1860, and thereafter Koto wares lost the protection of the clan. It then turned into a privately owned kiln, known as the Yamaguchi kiln, and continued in operation until 1895. Many superior works were made, such as Aka-e kinsai, blue and white porcelain and a wide variety of other wares such as celadon, and copies of Ko-Kutani, Oribe, and Ninsei. APPROX MEASUREMENTS: 9 3/4"H x 6 1/2"W RIM DIAMETER: 4 1/2" DIAMETER APPROX TOTAL LOT WEIGHT: 3lbs 2oz GREAT VINTAGE CONDITION : A Very Rare Piece made Near Hikone on Lake Biwa -- One of the Nicest Examples I've Ever Come Across -- Iron-Red and Gold Paint Work -- Landscape Scene of Lake Biwa, with Mount Ibuki in the Background -- Two Figures can be Seen on the Bridge -- And Houses/Buildings Scattered Among the Piece -- Marked with the Traditional "Koto" Marking on the base -- The Upper Section of the Neck of the Vase has Intricate Incising of Vines and Floral Patterns -- Handles are Pierced and also have Vine and Floral Decorations -- Some Minor Age Related Wear -- Crackling in the Glaze -- Some Minor Paint Wear in Certain Areas (See Photos) -- No Chips or Repairs to the item -- Some Age Related Hairline Cracks on the Incising and Pierced Areas -- Has a 750 Written Above it, May Have Been a Price or Cataloged Collection Piece -- See Photos ****Please See Photos for a Visual Description and Ask Any Questions You May Have. ****