SHOWA PERIOD (1937), SEALED MAKUZU [MIYAGAWA HANZAN (1854-1940)]
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A CELADON PHOENIX
showa period (1937), sealed makuzu [miyagawa hanzan (1854-1940)]
Modelled in the form of a phoenix with long tail feathers curled under the body and attached to the feet, the head turned back between the wings, details incised, covered overall with a celadon glaze, the two flat bases of the feet unglazed; in wood tomobako inscribed on the underside of the lid Seiji yu ho-o hachijusan-o Kozan zosaku Makuzu Kozan shiki (celadon glazed phoenix made by Kozan at age eighty-three, certified by Makuzu Kozan) and sealed Makuzu Kozan
8½in. (21.6cm.) high; 8 3/8in. (21.3cm.) long
showa period (1937), sealed makuzu [miyagawa hanzan (1854-1940)]
Modelled in the form of a phoenix with long tail feathers curled under the body and attached to the feet, the head turned back between the wings, details incised, covered overall with a celadon glaze, the two flat bases of the feet unglazed; in wood tomobako inscribed on the underside of the lid Seiji yu ho-o hachijusan-o Kozan zosaku Makuzu Kozan shiki (celadon glazed phoenix made by Kozan at age eighty-three, certified by Makuzu Kozan) and sealed Makuzu Kozan
8½in. (21.6cm.) high; 8 3/8in. (21.3cm.) long