A very unusual Pottery vase in Sino-tri-colored style by Miyanaga Tozan I enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sansai Kodai-Mon Kabin. It is 20 cm (8 inches) diameter, 24.5 cm (10 inches) tall not including the red wood stand and is in excellent condition. This is the first piece I have ever seen by this artist in this style, and after more than a quarter century of looking at Japanese ceramic art, I would guess that to be quite a rarity.
Miyanaga Tozan I (1868-1941) is one of the most important names in Kyoto ceramics. He was born in Ishikawa prefecture, and graduated from the (now) Tokyo University of Art. While a government employee, he represented Japan at Arts Expositions, and studied art in Europe before returning to Japan in 1902 to devote himself to the production of ceramics, with great emphasis on celadon, one of the most difficult of all ceramic wares. He was direct teacher or mentor to a number of prominent artists including Kitaoji Rosanjin and Arakawa Toyozo.
