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DOI Artikel:Shugio, H.: Japanese art and artists of to-day, 2, Ceramic artists
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Japanese Art and Artists of To-day.—II. Ceramic Artists
than prove what I have said **&EttBKUB5SH^GP~ Seifu of Gojozaka, Kioto, en-
about this great living potter \ joys a wide reputation as one
of Japan. Of the two vases of our greatest living potters, and
shown on this page one is a '-I'M he has a host of admirers among
beautiful specimen of his blue 1* us. He is a few years younger
and white porcelain. It is a L'^ .^S;>tf*^ti than Kozan, but having been in
perfect piece both artistically and B: poor health for some years past,
technically, very simple in line, . x he has not produced so many
and classic in shape, and quite dt&&&M5i$r'' ' * pieces as his admirers would
• artistic in the design of the match- w"; ^'ke t0 have. He is a pupil
less chrysanthemums, the pride WOk.'^^a^^'^CQ -si/ja °^ tne second Dohachi, but
of our country. The other vase KyW ' H m -r ^^TOm ne is greater than his master,
is a very interesting example of his He is a man of very refined
transmutation glazes of dark \ taste. His small incense-
burner (p 288) is a piece of
graceful form, decorated with
vase by miyagawa kozan
of yokohama
brown deli catel y
with carved chry-
beauti- santhe-
fully mums and
crystal- covered
1 i z e d with a very
spots all faint cherry
over it. colourglaze.
The next Seifu is
vase il- especially
lustrated noted for
(p. 288) his beauti-
is a high- ful celadon
ly inter- glaze, and
e s t i n g no potter in
speci- Japan can
men rival him in
and at this respect.
vase decorated by AlJ the Kato To-
yabu meizan same motaro or
time a T o j u of
very remarkable work, which required rare skill to Tokio has
produce. It is decorated with the lotus flowers and turned out
water carved under the glaze and covered with many beau- kozan of Yokohama
celadon and white glazes, very difficult to bring tiful pieces
out so successfully. The last vase illustrated, with ofporcelain,
its variegated transmutation glaze and red and but he is not quite as artistic in his effects as
green specks, is another of Kozan's masterpieces. either Kozan or Seifu. He is famous among us
287
blue and white porce-
lain vase by miyagawa
than prove what I have said **&EttBKUB5SH^GP~ Seifu of Gojozaka, Kioto, en-
about this great living potter \ joys a wide reputation as one
of Japan. Of the two vases of our greatest living potters, and
shown on this page one is a '-I'M he has a host of admirers among
beautiful specimen of his blue 1* us. He is a few years younger
and white porcelain. It is a L'^ .^S;>tf*^ti than Kozan, but having been in
perfect piece both artistically and B: poor health for some years past,
technically, very simple in line, . x he has not produced so many
and classic in shape, and quite dt&&&M5i$r'' ' * pieces as his admirers would
• artistic in the design of the match- w"; ^'ke t0 have. He is a pupil
less chrysanthemums, the pride WOk.'^^a^^'^CQ -si/ja °^ tne second Dohachi, but
of our country. The other vase KyW ' H m -r ^^TOm ne is greater than his master,
is a very interesting example of his He is a man of very refined
transmutation glazes of dark \ taste. His small incense-
burner (p 288) is a piece of
graceful form, decorated with
vase by miyagawa kozan
of yokohama
brown deli catel y
with carved chry-
beauti- santhe-
fully mums and
crystal- covered
1 i z e d with a very
spots all faint cherry
over it. colourglaze.
The next Seifu is
vase il- especially
lustrated noted for
(p. 288) his beauti-
is a high- ful celadon
ly inter- glaze, and
e s t i n g no potter in
speci- Japan can
men rival him in
and at this respect.
vase decorated by AlJ the Kato To-
yabu meizan same motaro or
time a T o j u of
very remarkable work, which required rare skill to Tokio has
produce. It is decorated with the lotus flowers and turned out
water carved under the glaze and covered with many beau- kozan of Yokohama
celadon and white glazes, very difficult to bring tiful pieces
out so successfully. The last vase illustrated, with ofporcelain,
its variegated transmutation glaze and red and but he is not quite as artistic in his effects as
green specks, is another of Kozan's masterpieces. either Kozan or Seifu. He is famous among us
287
blue and white porce-
lain vase by miyagawa