{"product_id":"kozan-bowl-chinese-quince-ー初代-宮川-真葛-香山-菓子器","title":"Kozan Bowl, Chinese Quince ー初代 宮川 (真葛) 香山 \"菓子器\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA porcelain Sweets dish decorated with Chinese quince (Karin) by Miyagawa (Makuzu) Kozan enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kashiki. It is 18.5 cm (7-1\/2 inches) diameter, 9.5 cm (4 inches) tall and in perfect condition. One of the most celebrated verses from the ancient Chinese classic the Book of Songs (Shijing) \"You give me a quince; I return a piece of jade.\" The poem uses the quince as a symbol of reciprocity, gratitude, friendship, and the exchange of affection. The gift itself is modest, but the response is precious, emphasizing the value of sentiment over material worth. The bowl is performed in underglaze blue and ocher with green overglaze decoration. It is signed inside a double ring on the foot and measures 18.5 cm (7-1\/4 inches) diameter, 9.5 cm (just under 4 inches) tall and in perfect condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe name Kozan was granted by Prince Yasui-no-Miya in 1851 in honor of the tea ware produced during the later Edo for the imperial Court by the tenth-generation head of the Kyoto pottery family Miyagawa Chozo. The Kozan (Makuzu) kiln as we know it today was established in Yokohama in 1871 by the 11th generation head of the family where he reinvented the family business. He immediately set out on a journey which would propel the Kozan name to International Celebrity status, and send his wares throughout the globe. Pieces produced there were marked Kozan, or Makuzu, the official kiln name, or both. Although he had been running the daily operation since the late 19th century, the first son, Hanzan, succeeded as head of the kiln, in 1912, with the father officially retiring to spend more time on his own research and art. Kozan I dies in 1916. The kiln was run by Hanzan (1859-1940) through the early Showa era, he officially taking the name Kozan II in 1917, after one-year mourning for his father’s passing. Under Hanzan the kiln was commissioned for works to be presented to the Prince of Wales, the 25th wedding anniversary gift for the Taisho emperor and the Showa Emperors coronation gift. The unlucky third generation inherited the kiln at the height of the war years, it was completely destroyed in the bombing of Yokohama in 1945. For more on this illustrious family see Bridging East and West, Japanese Ceramics from the Kozan Studio by Kathleen Emerson-Dell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Miyagawa (Makuzu) Kozan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50854793937143,"sku":"K1432","price":387900.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2026-05-1914.57.10.jpg?v=1782177757","url":"https:\/\/kuramonzen.com\/products\/kozan-bowl-chinese-quince-%e3%83%bc%e5%88%9d%e4%bb%a3-%e5%ae%ae%e5%b7%9d-%e7%9c%9f%e8%91%9b-%e9%a6%99%e5%b1%b1-%e8%8f%93%e5%ad%90%e5%99%a8","provider":"Kura Monzen Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}