A GROUP OF KUTANI WARES
A GROUP OF KUTANI WARES

THE FIRST SIGNED KAGA KUTANI WATANO SEIZO [MADE BY WATANO OF KUTANI IN KAGA] AND KITAHIRA KORE WO EGAKU [PAINTED BY KITAHIRA], THE SECOND SIGNED KUTANI SOGETSUDO, THE THIRD SIGNED KUTANI SEI, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)

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A GROUP OF KUTANI WARES
THE FIRST SIGNED KAGA KUTANI WATANO SEIZO [MADE BY WATANO OF KUTANI IN KAGA] AND KITAHIRA KORE WO EGAKU [PAINTED BY KITAHIRA], THE SECOND SIGNED KUTANI SOGETSUDO, THE THIRD SIGNED KUTANI SEI, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
The oviform Kaga style vases with tall everted necks, decorated in iron-red, pink, black and white enamels and gilt with geese, egrets and other birds among flowers and foliage, the neck with stylised brocade design; the second a Kaga ware vase decorated in typical coloured enamels with sennin and attendants; the third a Kaga ware hanging flower vase; the fourth, a circular dish in typical colours and gilt with scholars and attendants; a tripod-footed vase and a studio sake flask
56cm., 35cm., 36cm., 27cm., high, 30cm. diam., 16.2cm. and 15.5cm. high respectively (8)

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For the first, Watano was an exporter of Kutani ware with offices in Kobe and Yokohama.

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